St Leonards is a village in south east

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, situated on the

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approximately south-west of Ringwood,

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, north of

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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 Ameysford, Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill ...

. With adjacent St Ives and

Ashley Heath Ashley Heath is a village in Dorset, England, adjacent to the villages of St Leonards and St Ives, with which it forms the civil parish of St Leonards and St Ives. Ashley Heath is located north-east of Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is ...

, it forms the

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St Leonards and St Ives St Leonards and St Ives is a civil parish in Dorset, England. The parish contains the settlements of Ashley, Ashley Heath, St Ives and St Leonards, which have merged to form a single urban area. History The parish was created on 1 April 1932 ...

, 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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External links

St Leonards and St Ives Parish Community WebsiteSt Leonards & St Ives Parish CouncilCensus data
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