Blandford Forum, generally Blandford, is a market community in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour concerning 13 mi (21 kilometres) northwest of Poole. It was the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District Council till April 2019, when district councils combined to end up being Dorset County Council. Blandford is notable for its Georgian style, the outcome of restoring after most of the community was destroyed by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding job was aided by an Act of Parliament as well as a donation by George II, and also the rebuilt community centre-- to designs by neighborhood engineers John and William Bastard-- has actually survived to today day largely intact. Blandford Camp, a military base, is sited on capitals 2 miles to the north eastern of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the interactions wing of the British Military, as well as the website of the Royal Signals Museum. Dorset Region Council estimates that in 2013 the community's civil parish had a population of 10,610. The town's economic climate is based on a mix of the service industry and light industry, and gives work for about 4,000 people.