Lytchett Minster and Upton
| Lytchett Minster and Upton | |
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 A35 road between Lytchett Minster and Upton | |
  Lytchett Minster and Upton Location within Dorset | |
| Area | 14.35 km2 (5.54 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,573 (2001 census) |
| • Density | 528/km2 (1,370/sq mi) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Lytchett Minster and Upton, formerly just Lytchett Minster, is a civil parish in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The parish comprises the village of Lytchett Minster and the nearby built up area of Upton, which is contiguous with the urban area of Poole.
The parish has an area of 14.35 square kilometres. At the time of the 2001 census, it had a population of 7,573 living in 3,227 dwellings. It is within the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency of the House of Commons.[1][2][3] On 19 July 1986 the parish was rename from "Lytchett Minster" to "Lytchett Minster & Upton".[4]
It was in Poole Rural District from 1894 to 1933, and Wareham and Purbeck Rural District from 1933 to 1974.[5] It was then in Purbeck District from 1974[6] until Dorset became a unitary district in 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "Lytchett Minster and Upton - Dorset For You". Dorset For You Partnership. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ↑ OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- ↑ "Parish Statistics" (PDF). Purbeck District Council. 11 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ↑ "Poole Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "Lytchett Minster Ch/CP". A vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 21 December 1972, SI 1972/2039
- ↑ "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 25 May 2018, SI 2018/648