Welcome to Wool
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Wool is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in south Dorset, England. In the 2011 census the parish � which includes Bovington Camp army base to the north � had 2,015 households and a population of 5,310.[1] The village lies at a historic bridging point on the River Frome, halfway between Dorchester and Wareham. Woolbridge Manor House, a 17th-century building, is a prominent feature just outside the village and the location of Tess's honeymoon in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Other prominent features of the village include the medieval church of Holy Rood, the railway station on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth, and the thatched cottages along Spring Street. The place-name 'Wool' is first attested in Anglo-Saxon Writs from 1002 to 1012, where it appears as Wyllon. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Wille and Welle, and as Welles in 1212 in the Book of Fees. The name means 'springs' in the sense of the related word wells.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,471 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
5,377 (2021) |
Density |
366 people/km2 |
Mean age |
37.5 |
Ward |
West Purbeck |
District |
Purbeck |
Postcodes |
BH20, DT2 |
ONS ID |
E04003490 |
Council
Contact details for Wool Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Wool Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Wool Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Wool Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Wool Parish.