St Leonards is a village in south east

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

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, situated on the

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approximately south-west of Ringwood,

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, north of

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

and north-east of

Ferndown Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in southern England, immediately to the north of Bournemouth and Poole. The parish, which until 1972 was called ''Hampreston'', includes the communities of Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill and Trickett' ...

. With adjacent St Ives and Ashley Heath, it forms the

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of St Leonards and St Ives, which had a population of 6,859 in 2011. The village is part of the historic county of

(it was transferred to Dorset for administrative purposes following the

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). The village has a

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for ages 10–18 on a Monday and Wednesday, situated in Braeside Park near the

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and by the

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hut.

External links

St Leonards and St Ives Parish Community WebsiteSt Leonards & St Ives Parish CouncilCensus data
Saint Leonards, Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub