Alderholt

Alderholt is a large village and civil parish in the East Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 3 mi west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The local travel links are located 11 mi from the village to Salisbury railway station and 9 mi to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury. The village has a population of 3,113 according to the 2001 Census.

The village is served by a convenience store, a pet store, Veterinary clinic and part time GP surgery. The village pub is the Churchill Arms. There are two churches in the village: the Congregational Church and St James' Church of England.

The village has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.

Until 1964, the village was served by a railway station named Daggons Road, situated to the west of the village, and on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.

The civil parish was created in 1894.