Verwood

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Verwood
Verwood town centre
Verwood Location within Dorset
Population	15,196 (Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics Jul-22)
OS grid reference	SU0808
Civil parish	Verwood
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	VERWOOD
Postcode district	BH31
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°52′53″N 1°52′43″W / 50.8815°N 1.8785°W / 50.8815; -1.8785

Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies 10 miles (16 km) north of Bournemouth and 13 miles (21 km) north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged Cross, and in 2014 had a population of 15,170 (according to Dorset County Council).^[1] Verwood is the largest town in Dorset without an upper school.^[2]