Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.83°N -1.838°W |
Official Name: | St Leonards |
Static Image Name: | Braeside Road, St Leonards - geograph.org.uk - 2874347.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Braeside Road |
Label Position: | left |
Population: | 6,859 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | St Leonards and St Ives |
Unitary England: | Dorset |
Lieutenancy England: | Dorset |
Region: | South West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Christchurch |
Post Town: | RINGWOOD |
Postcode Area: | BH |
Postcode District: | BH24 |
Dial Code: | 01425 |
Os Grid Reference: | SU115034 |
Type: | Village |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.58 |
St Leonards is a village in south east Dorset, England, situated on the A31 road approximately south-west of Ringwood, Hampshire, north of Bournemouth and north-east of Ferndown. With adjacent St Ives and Ashley Heath, it forms the civil parish of St Leonards and St Ives, which had a population of 6,859 in 2011. The village is part of the historic county of Hampshire (it was transferred to Dorset for administrative purposes following the Local Government Act 1972).
The village has a youth club for ages 10–18 on a Monday and Wednesday, situated in Braeside Park near the village hall and by the scout hut.