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Hampreston
Hampreston
	Hampreston Church
	Hampreston Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SZ054987
Civil parish	Ferndown Town;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Ceremonial county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FERNDOWN
Postcode district	BH22
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Christchurch;
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′20″N 1°55′30″W / 50.789°N 1.925°W

Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England. Until 1986 the whole parish took the name of Hampreston,^[1] with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.^[2]

All Saints, the Church of England parish church, was begun in the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.^[3] The village has a school^[4] and a farm shop.

The folk singer Bob Roberts (1907–1982) was born in Hampreston.

References

↑ "Poole Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
↑ Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004
↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1303912)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ "Hampreston CE VA First School". Retrieved 28 December 2025.

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[1] "Poole Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 December 2025.

[2] Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004

[:0-3] Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1303912)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[4] "Hampreston CE VA First School". Retrieved 28 December 2025.

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