East Holme

East Holme is a small village and civil parish situated about halfway between Wool and Wareham in Dorset, England. The village is sprawled around a large house called Holme Priory. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 50.

East Holme
East Holme
East Holme
Location within Dorset
Population50 
OS grid referenceSY895860
District
  • Purbeck
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWareham
Postcode districtBH20
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • South Dorset

The South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth runs through the village and, although the train does not stop, the village contains one of only a few of the remaining manned gate crossings. These have become particularly rare in the area.

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