Hampreston
Village in Dorset, England
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Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England. Until 1986 the whole parish took the name of Hampreston,[1] with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.[2]
| Hampreston | |
|---|---|
Hampreston Church | |
  Hampreston Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SZ054987 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FERNDOWN |
| Postcode district | BH22 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
All Saints, the Church of England parish church, was begun in the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.[3] The village has a school[4] and a farm shop.
The folk singer Bob Roberts (1907–1982) was born in Hampreston.
