List of settlements in Dorset by population

See also: Dorset § Settlements

Bournemouth

Poole

Weymouth

Christchurch

Ferndown

Dorchester

Wimborne

Bridport

Verwood

Blandford Forum

Gillingham

Swanage

Sherborne

Shaftesbury

Weston/Easton

Merley/Oakley

St Leonards

Wareham

Lyme
Regis

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The largest settlements of Dorset

This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset, shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis.

This not a list of parishes or their populations, but of settlements as defined by the ONS.

## Population ranking

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#  | Settlement  | District  | Population
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2001  | 2011
1  | Bournemouth | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 163,444  | 183,491
2  | Poole | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole  | 144,800  | 154,718
3  | Weymouth | Dorset | 53,140  | 58,200
4  | Christchurch | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole  | 50,823  | 54,210
5  | Ferndown | Dorset  | 25,170  | 26,559
6  | Dorchester | Dorset  | 16,170  | 19,060
7  | Wimborne Minster | Dorset  | 14,844  | 15,174
8  | Bridport | Dorset  | 12,977  | 13,737
9  | Verwood | Dorset  | 12,070  | 13,360
10  | Blandford Forum | Dorset  | 10,000  | 11,694
11  | Gillingham | Dorset  | 8,860  | 11,278
12  | Swanage | Dorset  | 11,097  | 10,454
13  | Sherborne | Dorset  | 9,350  | 9,523
14  | Shaftesbury | Dorset  | 6,665  | 7,314
15  | Weston / Easton | Dorset  | 5,901  | 6,069
16  | Merley / Oakley | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole  | 6,100  | 6,005
17  | St Leonards | Dorset  | 5,872  | 5,984
18  | Wareham | Dorset  | 5,665  | 5,496
19  | Lyme Regis | Dorset  | 4,406  | 4,712

## See also

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* England portal

* Dorset

## References

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1. ^ "Poole (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. ^ "Bournemouth (Unitary District, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. ^ "Dorset (County, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. ^ 2011 census table: ONS

## External links

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* ONS Census website

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Major settlements
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* Beaminster
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* Bournemouth
* Bridport
* Broadstone
* Chickerell
* Christchurch
* Corfe Mullen
* Dorchester
* Ferndown
* Gillingham
* Highcliffe
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* Poole
* Shaftesbury
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* Swanage
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* Verwood
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See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset

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