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Merley
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thumb|right|Oakley shops at Merley Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle. The Poole ward is Merley and Bearwood. The population of this ward taken at the 2011
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- Locality
- Merley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,400
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Image
- Merley, postbox No. BH21 187, Chichester Walk - geograph.org.uk - 1348773.jpg
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thumb|right|Oakley shops at Merley Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle. The Poole ward is Merley and Bearwood. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 10,392.
==Statistics== Merley is part of the greater ward called "Merley and Bearwood" and here are some statistics on this area:
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