Furzehill, Dorset

Furzehill is a village in the civil parish of Holt, in Dorset, England. In 2021 it had a population of 763.

History

In 1982, a local landowner gifted land to the Woodland Trust to mange the Furzehill Wood. In 2023, Dorset Council announced their plans to sell the old District Council office site in Furzehill.

Politics

For UK general elections, Furzehill is part of the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
Locally, Furzehill is divided by two wards: Colehill and Wimborne Minster East and Stour and Allen Vale for elections to Dorset Council.