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East Stoke
It is a rural parish in a beautiful part of Dorset, straddling the wide flat valley of the River Frome, bisected by the main Weymouth-London railway and consisting of the settlements of East Stoke, Stokeford, Rushton, Highwood, Hethfelton, Binnegar, West Holme, Holmebridge and Woolbridge.
The village has an estimated population of 433.
This is a community website so please get in touch with any ideas or feedback or if you run a local organisation and would like your own link! The main photograph was taken by Rebecca Cavendish
Much useful information is contained elsewhere on this site, however it is hoped that the following notes, and hyperlinks below, will provide additional valuable information:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
East Stoke is within the unitary authority of Dorset.
Dorset County Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester,
DT1 1XJP
01305 251000
Our Unitary Councillor is:
Cllr Ben Wilson cllrben.wilson@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Our Member of Parliament is:
Lloyd Hatton MP lloyd.hatton.mp@parliament.uk
OTHER INFORMATION
BUS SERVICE: The X53 stops at East Stoke.
For the location of bus stops and live bus departure information go to:
http://mapping.dorsetforyou.com/TravelDorset/Bus/StopSelect
TRAIN SERVICE: The nearest train stations are
Wareham (4 miles) or Wool (2 miles)which are both
on the main London Waterloo to Weymouth line.
This line is run by South West Trains
DOCTORS:
The Wellbridge Practice, Wool Surgery (2.9km) The Wellbridge
Practice, Meadow Lane, Wool, BH20 6DR
01929 462376
Wareham Surgery (4.9km) Streche Rd, Wareham, BH20 4PG
01929 553444
Wareham Dental Practice (5.2km) 16 West Street, Wareham, BH20 4JX
01929 552363
Whitecross Dental Care Ltd (5.2km) Purbeck Dental Centre, 29 West Street, Wareham, BH20 4JS
01929 554760
Chemists
Boots (3.1km) Dorchester Rd, Wool, BH20 6EJ
Wareham Pharmacy (5.3km) 11-13 South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LR
Boots (5.3km) 4 North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AF
Post Office: There is no Post Office in East Stoke, the nearest Post Offices are High St, Wool, BH20 6BP 01929 462246 and North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AW
SPORTS:
Worgret Rd, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4PH
- 01929 500000