| Holt | |
|---|---|
 Village Green, Holt | |
  Holt Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SU029038 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIMBORNE |
| Postcode district | BH21 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Holt is a village in east Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Wimborne Minster. The village had a population of 1,265 in 2001. The electoral ward of the same name had a population of 2,286 at the 2011 census.[1] It also includes Hinton Martell and Horton.
Holt gives its name to Holt Heath, a nearby large heathland common, owned by the National Trust and designated as a national nature reserve.
The village has a football team called Holt United which plays in the Dorset Premier League.
According to the 1901 UK census, Lieutenant-General John Plumptre Carr Glyn KCB, who had fought in the Crimean War, the Anglo-Ashanti War and the Anglo-Zulu War retired to Holt with his wife Belgian born Ellen.[2]
Holt also boasts two popular community halls, Holt Parish Hall (built in 1935) and Holt Village Hall (the former School built in the 1840s).
References
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ 1901 Census of England
External links
Media related to Holt, Dorset at Wikimedia Commons