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 VERWOOD/DORSET UK - HISTORY, HERITAGE and GENEALOGY Sites.


Why not give this website a try, Hidden Dorset is a new way to discover the side of Dorset that local people and visitors have found for themselves and want to share.
 Hidden Dorset is funded by Leader+ Chalk & Cheese; Arts Council England; a partnership of Dorset County Council, and the six borough/district councils in the county. It is supported in kind by Dorset Visual Arts.

 

Dorset Coastal Digital Archives
 - reflects the cultural heritage, natural environment and local history of Dorset reveals a Treasury of Information.

http://www.dcda.org.uk/

Dorset Family History Society
 - Dorset Ancestors.

Dorset Online Parish Clerks
 - Containing Dorset Parish Historical data.

http://www.dorset-opc.com/

Dorset For You
 - Information form Local Councils in Dorset. 

dorsetforyou logo

Dorset History Centre
 - is now part of the Dorset For You site.

http://www.dorsetforyou.com
/index.jsp?articleid=29001

Dorset County Museum

http://www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/

East Dorset Heritage Trust
 - Allendale House, Wimborne.

http://www.edht.org.uk/

East Dorset Smugglers
 - Information about specific smugglers in the area.

http://www.dorsetsmugglers.co.uk

Family Records Centre
 - This site aims to help you find the government records and other sources you need for your family history research.

http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk

Federation of Family History Societies
 - Aims to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry.

http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk

FFHS Genfair Bookshop
 - The "One-Stop Shop" for Family and Local Historians. This link point to the Dorset FHS page.

http://www.genfair.com
/shop/pages/dor/index.html

Hampshire CC Arts and Heritage Web
 - What is happening in the county next  door.

Hidden Dorset

- Why not give this website a try, Hidden Dorset is a new way to discover the side of Dorset that local people and visitors have found for themselves. Hidden Dorset is funded by Leader+ Chalk & Cheese; Arts Council England; a partnership of Dorset County Council, and the six borough/district councils in the county. It is supported in kind by Dorset Visual Arts.

Kinson School & Village Memories

www.communigate.co.uk/dorset/ksvm

Malcolm Smith's - Verwood Page (Photos)
 - One man's hobby turns into a history record.

http://www.malcolm-smith.150m.com
/verwood/verwood.html

Ringwood Online
- This sites gives general info. about Ringwood including What's On

Ringwood Online

Priest House Museum - Wimborne
 - Contains a local collection of the History in East Dorset UK.

http://www.dorsetforyou.com
/index.jsp?articleid=323096

Society of Dorset Men
 - To promote good fellowship among Dorset men wherever they may reside and to foster a love of the county and pride in its history and traditions.

http://www.dorsetmen.freeuk.com

Society of Poole Men
 - The object is to arouse and maintain an interest in all that appertains to the welfare and progress of the Borough of the Town of Poole.

http://www.societyofpoolemen.org

Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

http://www.sdfhs.org

South West Area Group of Family History Societies

http://www.swagfhs.org.uk/

The National Archives - Kew
 - The Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission. (Have a monthly e-news letter!)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Verwood Historical Society
 - Local history club including details of their programme and their history collection & Genealogical Information.

http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/

Verwood and District Potteries Trust
 - was set up to investigate the east Dorset pottery. industry.

http://www.verwoodpotteries.co.uk/

West Dorset His. & Genealogical Rsrch Cntr
 - Based in Bridport - the Local History and Migration Index.

http://www.dorsetmigration.org.uk/

 OTHER DORSET UK / ENVIRONMENTAL SITES of Interest

  - Information

http://www.dorsetbuttons.co.uk

Hengistbury Head
 - The History and Geology of a scenic headland near Bournemouth, Dorset England.

http://www.hengistbury.head.btinternet.co.uk/

Dorset Pages
 - A directory of many other websites in Dorset UK.

http://www.dorset-pages.co.uk

Rural Dorset
 - Tourism including events, attractions and leisure.
 - Dorset borders 3 counties with an easy drive to the World Heritage Coast, the New Forest, south coast resorts, and heritage cities.

The Recycling Guide
 - Find out how you can help conserve the planet through recycling with this valuable advice.

 VERWOOD, UK AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION .

Verwood Town Council

East Dorset Community Partnership
Community - Voluntary - Private & Public Sectors Working in Partnership.

Dorset For You - Dorset and East Dorset Information 

East Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau.

 VERWOOD Twinning Links

Verwood and Three Legged Cross Twinning Asociation Verwood twinning
 Liederbach am Taunus near Frankfurt (Germany)
(site in German).		 Verwood twinning
Champtoceaux (France), 
situated on the banks of the Loire
- (site in English) 		 Verwood twinning
Comite Cantonal de Jumelage de Champtoceaux
- (in English)  - "Site of the French villages that, with Champtoceaux, are Twinned with Verwood".		 Verwood twinning

  Pay de la Loire
Regional sites in France.
Dorset Twinning Assoc.
- (l'Association de jumelage du Dorset)
  - The County of Dorset is twinned with La Manche, a department of  NW France in the Basse-Normandie region.		 Verwood twinning
"History of Verwood Twinning"
Pages on the Verwood Twinning Website for additional information.		 Verwood twinning

NEIGHBOURING ADMINISTRATIONS

 VERWOOD UK - Sport

Verwood Leisure Centre http://www.verwoodleisure.co.uk/

Verwood Cricket Club

 http://www.verwoodcricketclub.co.uk/

Verwood Rugby Union Football Club.

Ground: Potterne Park
          Club House: The Pavilion
            Potterne Park Verwood Dorset UK
           e-mail: Admin@VerwoodRUFC.org.uk
      fax & voicemail: +44 870 1354 221

 http://www.VerwoodRUFC.org.uk
Verwood Tennis Club
Verwood and Three Legged Cross have been associated with tennis for many years with a club operating from Potterne Park.

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Verwood Town Football Club
 - News, results, fixtures, tables, profiles, etc.
Verwood Town Club Fixtures List
http://www.vtfc.co.uk/

Crane Valley Golf Club

 http://www.ecs.net/golf/England/Dorset/ukgcbmcp.html

  VERWOOD UK - School's

Hillside Community First School

 http://www.hillsidefirst.dorset.sch.uk/

Hillside Community First School - pre school

 http://www.hillsidefirst.dorset.sch.uk/pre-school/

Trinity C.E. VA First School

 http://www.trinity.dorset.sch.uk/

Verwood C.E. First School

 http://www.verwoodfirst.dorset.sch.uk/

VERWOOD UK - Churches and Societies.

Verwood and Three Legged Cross 
Anglican parish website 

 http://www.st-michael.org.uk/
Verwood Methodist Church http://verwood.methodist.users.btopenworld.com/
Verwood United Reformed Church - West Moors Group  http://www.westmoorsunitedreformedchurch.co.uk/

Salvation Army - Verwood.

 http://www.verwoodsalvationarmy.org.uk/

VERWOOD UK - Societies & Supplementary Information.

Dorset Moviola
- Modern Big Screen Movies Programme in Village Halls.

http://www.dorsetmoviola.co.uk

Forest FM Radio
- Dorset's only Community Radio Station, serving Verwood & East Dorset. Tune in or log on.
- Includes service area information and programme details.

The University of the Third Age - Verwood

This is a charitable organization which specializes in courses for the retired and semi retired.  A branch was set up in Verwood in 2007.

Verwood Concert Brass
"Dedicated to introducing new brass band players into the brass band world."

Verwood Organ and Keyboard Society.

- founded in 1994

Verwood, Dorset, England
 -  A brief introduction to Verwood located in the beautiful English County of Dorset ... First recorded in 1329, Verwood lies on the western edge of the New Forest

Verwood Information
 - This site provides useful information for people living in or visiting Verwood, Dorset.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/verwood

Verwood.net
 - General commercial & other links.

http://www.verwood.net/

Verwood and Three Legged Cross Neighbourhood Watch

Verwood and District Rambling Club

Verwood Rotary Club

http://www.verwood.rotary1110.org.uk/index.htm

Tourist, Art and Theatre Links in the Verwood Area - UK.

Visit the site of the new Verwood Hub. (changed link)

 

The theatre & dance development agency for Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole.

in Stone Lane, Wimborne.
 - Tel:- 01202 841400

The Barrington Theatre, Pennys Walk Ferndown
- Tel 01202 894858

The Tivoli Theatre 19-27 West Borough Wimborne.
- Tel:- 01202 885566

headerLayard Theatre
-Tel:- 01202 847525

High Street, Christchurch.
- Tel:- 01202 499148

BIC Pavilion, Westover Road, Bournemouth.
- Tel:- 0870 111 3000

Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury
- Tel:- 01722 320333

The Mayflower The Mayflower Theatre, Commercial Road, Southampton.
- Tel:- 023 8071 1811

Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole.
- Tel:- 08700 668701

Bournemouth & Salisbury
- Tel:- 0871 2244007

 

Other Links of a Wider Interest 

BBC Legacies - UK Local History  Information and Stories (Southampton)

UK Villages is FREE to every UK Village, Parish, Community, Town and City in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  This connect directly to the Verwood page of the "UKVillages" website.

  Site gives information on UK Villages (including Verwood).

Regiochannel - More information about Verwood. (and other places in the UK).

Wikimedia Foundation Wikipedia is the communal encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world.

Local Agricultural Show websites:

Ellingham & Ringwood Agricultural Society
http://www.ellinghamshow.co.uk

Fordingbridge Show
http://www.fordingbridgeshow.co.uk/

New Forest & Hampshire County Show
http://www.newforestshow.co.uk/

Honiton Agricultural Show
http://www.honitonshow.co.uk/

Romsey Show
http://www.romseyshow.co.uk/

  Children's Links

Why not visit Vivienne Endecotts'  Ginger Pops Website in Corfe Castle which gives interesting local information about Enid Blyton and her holidays in Swanage and the Isle of Purbeck.

If you want something to do then why not try this fun site from UK's "Museums and Galleries". "http://www.show.me.uk" site is a safe and non-commercial one for children,  produced by 24 Hour Museum, it is a collection of online games and interactive content from the UK's Museums and Galleries, for those aged 4 to 11.

 

 

 

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