Woolland is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale under Bulbarrow Hill west of Blandford Forum.

The village is first mentioned as Wonlond in Cartularium Saxonicum from the year 939; as Winlande in the Domesday Book from 1086; and as Wunlanda in the Pipe Rolls from 1170. The name is interpreted as Old English meaning "meadow land" or "pasture land".

The sculptor Elisabeth Frink had a studio in the village during the 1970s.

The grade II listed parish church was designed by George Gilbert Scott and built in 1857.

Governance

At the lower level of local government, Woolland is a civil parish. It does not have a parish council, instead holding parish meetings.

At the upper level of local government, Wooland is in Dorset unitary district. For elections to Dorset Council, it is part of Blackmore Vale electoral ward.

Historically, Woolland was in Sturminster Rural District from 1894 until 1974.

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References

  • Frink statue of Christian Martyrs