Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge

Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Church of St Rumbold, Sixpenny Handley
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Location within Dorset
Population1,419 (2021 Census)
Civil parish
  • Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge is a civil parish in Dorset, England,[1] created on 1 April 2015.[2] In 2021 the parish had a population of 1419.

Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish covers the following villages: Farnham, Sixpenny Handley, Pentridge, and Woodyates.

For UK general elections, Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge is part of the North Dorset constituency. Locally, Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge is part of the Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants ward for elections to Dorset Council.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge Parish Community Website". sixpennyhandley.info. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ "The East Dorset (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2015" (PDF). LGBCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.