Canford Heath

Canford Heath

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 50.75125
longitude= -1.96194
official_name= Canford Heath
population = 14,418
shire_district= Poole
shire_county = Dorset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster= Poole
post_town= POOLE
postcode_district = BH17
postcode_area= BH
dial_code= 01202
os_grid_reference= SZ027946

Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole in Dorset with a population of just under 14,500. [cite web | url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=546064&c=canford+heath&d=14&e=15&g=403153&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1219964289937&enc=1 | title = Key Figures for 2001 Census | year =2001 | publisher = Office for National Statistics | accessdate = 2008-08-28]

Geography

Canford Heath has also given its name to a housing development built on the heathland during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Now an established part of Poole, Canford Heath has grown its own community life with two public houses (The Haymoor & The Pilot), a selection of churches, two supermarkets (Asda and Somerfield), five schools and a range of social activities for young people. The Tower Park leisure complex is nearby.

Heathland

Much of the remaining heathland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and part of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area. [cite web | url = http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=346189 | title = Canford Heath | publisher = Dorset County Council | accessdate = 2008-08-04] It is home to the smooth snake, the sand lizard and the Dartford warbler.

On 19 March 2006 a large fire swept across part of the heathland requiring almost 170 firefighters to extinguish. Approximately 100 people were forced to leave their homes temporarily. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/4823610.stm|title=Homes evacuated as heath blazes|accessdate=2007-09-16|year=2006|publisher =BBC News]

chools

There are two primary schools in Canford Heath (Ad Astra First School and Canford Heath First School), two middle schools (Haymoor Middle School and Canford Heath Middle School) and one secondary school at the Ashdown Technology College.

References

External links

* [http://www.canfordheath.net Canford Heath Community]

Churches

* [http://www.canfordheathbaptistchurch.org.uk/ Canford Heath Baptist Church]
* [http://stpaulscanfordheath.org.uk/ St. Paul's (Church of England)]
* [http://www.churc.co.uk/ Canford Heath United Reformed Church]


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