Wareham
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wareham, Dorset, Wareham Town
town and civil parish in Dorset, England
Key facts
- Population
- 5,877 (2021 census)
- Os grid reference
- SY923873
- Civil parish
- Wareham Town
- Unitary authority
- Dorset
- Ceremonial county
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- WAREHAM
- Postcode district
- BH20
- Dialling code
- 01929
- Police
- Dorset
- Fire
- Dorset and Wiltshire
- Ambulance
- South Western
- Uk parliament
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wareham (/ˈwɛərəm/ WAIR-əm) is an historic market town and, under the name Wareham Town, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset. The town is situated on the River Frome eight miles (13 km) southwest of Poole.
Situation and geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wareham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.