Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, generally Blandford, is a market community in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about 13 mi (21 kilometres) northwest of Poole. It was the administrative head office of North Dorset District Council until April 2019, when area councils combined to come to be Dorset County Council. Blandford is notable for its Georgian style, the outcome of reconstructing after most of the community was damaged by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding job was helped by an Act of Parliament and a donation by George II, and the rebuilt town centre-- to designs by local engineers John as well as William Bastard-- has made it through to the present day mostly undamaged. Blandford Camp, an army base, is sited on capitals two miles to the north eastern of the community. 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 Gallery. Dorset Region Council approximates that in 2013 the town's civil parish had a population of 10,610. The town's economy is based upon a mix of the service field and also light market, and offers work for regarding 4,000 people.