Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, commonly Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about 13 mi (21 km) northwest of Poole. It was the management head office of North Dorset District Council until April 2019, when area councils merged to come to be Dorset County Council. Blandford is remarkable for its Georgian architecture, the outcome of rebuilding after the majority of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1731. The restoring job was helped by an Act of Parliament and also a contribution by George II, and the rebuilt town centre-- to styles by local designers John and also William Bastard-- has survived to the present day mostly undamaged. Blandford Camp, an armed forces base, is sited on capitals 2 miles to the north east of the community. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the interactions wing of the British Army, and the site of the Royal Signals Museum. Dorset Area Council approximates that in 2013 the town's civil parish had a population of 10,610. The town's economic climate is based on a mix of the solution industry as well as light industry, and also gives employment for concerning 4,000 people.