Stour & Allen Vale is a largely rural ward in Dorset, its name reflecting the low-lying river valleys of the Stour and the Allen that thread the landscape. The area is typical of northern and central Dorset with rolling vales, mixed arable and pasture farms, hedgerows and small wooded cloughs, and an attractive network of footpaths that make it popular for walkers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Locally the ward’s identity is shaped by a scattering of villages and hamlets, historic parish churches and traditional thatched or stone cottages, with an economy centred on agriculture and small local trades plus some commuting into nearby market towns; conservation of river habitats and countryside character is a recurring theme for residents and Dorset Council.
Postcode districts covering Stour & Allen Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 8.7 miles
- Poole 6.8 miles
- Weymouth 23.9 miles
- Salisbury 19.8 miles
- Christchurch 12.7 miles
- Totton 23 miles
- Totton and Eling 23.3 miles
- New Milton 15.9 miles
- Ferndown 4.9 miles
- Ferndown Town 5 miles
- Dorchester 20.4 miles
- Lymington 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pamphill Parish 0.5 miles
- Stone Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Furzehill Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hinton Parish 2.1 miles
- Holt Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Colehill Parish 2.2 miles
- Colehill & Wimborne Minster East Ward 2.2 miles
- Wimborne Minster Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Broom Hill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Gaunt's Common Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Shapwick Parish 2.8 miles
- Witchampton Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Stour & Allen Vale
BH21 7JS, BH21 7JG, BH21 4JD, BH21 7HP, BH21 4AS, BH21 7LA, BH21 5EP, BH21 4DJ, BH21 4DE … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 7.9 miles
- Southampton Airport 29.9 miles
- Hamworthy Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Poole Railway Station 7.1 miles
- Poole Bus Station 7.3 miles
- Ringwood Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels in Stour & Allen Vale Ad
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant
- 1777. at the Albion
- The Bridge House 3
- Horton Inn 2
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3
Schools in Stour & Allen Vale
- Queen Elizabeth's School Secondary
- St James C of E First School Primary
- Sturminster Marshall First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Crichel House Estate 3.2 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 4 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 8 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 8.4 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 9.2 miles
- Dean Court Stadium 9.6 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10.2 miles
- Studland Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Western Downs Hill 12.4 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 13 miles