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 miles14 km
- Poole 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Weymouth 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Salisbury 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Christchurch 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Totton 23 miles37 km
- Totton and Eling 23.3 miles37.5 km
- New Milton 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Ferndown 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Ferndown Town 5 miles8 km
- Dorchester 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Lymington 20.2 miles32.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Pamphill Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Stone Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Furzehill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hinton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holt Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Colehill Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Colehill & Wimborne Minster East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wimborne Minster Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Broom Hill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Gaunt's Common Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Shapwick Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Witchampton Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Stour & Allen Vale
BH21 7EA, BH21 5DD, BH21 7DY, DT11 9EP, BH21 7HR, DT11 9JT, BH21 3RL, DT11 9LB, BH21 7JQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Southampton Airport 29.9 miles48 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Poole Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Poole Bus Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Ringwood Bus Station 9.7 miles15.6 km
Hotels in Stour & Allen Vale Ad
- 1777. at the Albion
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant
- 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 miles5.1 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 4 miles6.4 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 8 miles12.8 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Dean Court Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Studland Beach Beach 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Western Downs Hill 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km