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.
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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 |
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. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district of the county of Dorset. It is within the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency of the House of Commons. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was in the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.[1][2][3] On 19 July 1986 the parish was rename from "Lytchett Minster" to "Lytchett Minster & Upton".[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
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