West Orchard

West Orchard
West Orchard
	West Orchard
Population	77
OS grid reference	ST823164
Civil parish	West Orchard;
District	North Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHAFTESBURY
Postcode district	SP7
Dialling code	01747
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset;
	List of places UK England Dorset

West Orchard is a small village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, approximately half way between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. It is separated from the adjacent settlement of East Orchard by a stream. The village has a population of 77 (2001). For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and Margaret Marsh, to form a Group Parish Council.^[1]