Map sources for Verwood at grid reference SU0808

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Lying on heathland, Verwood did not exist as a village in its own right until the mid nineteenth century, but there have been inhabitants from medieval times. Brick making and pottery brought people into the area and Verwood separated from the being part of Cranborne. Despite its utilitarian nature, examples of Verwood pottery are now considered collectable for their historical importance. The Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre was opened in 2003 on the original site of the last pottery to close in 1953. Verwood was served by a branch line railway till the mid 1960s, but the growing popularity of the area, being close to the New Forest and The Solent, saw the village continue to grow, and saw rapid expansion from the late 70's onwards. The town now has a very active Historical Society whose aim is to ensure the preservation of the history of Verwood in oral, written, photographic and tangible form. Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and Brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks which are hardened, either by burning in a kiln or sometimes, in warm countries, by sun-drying. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Cranborne is a village in east Dorset, England. ... For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). ... Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ...

The town is home to Verwood Concert Brass, a successful lower section brass band who became West of England 4th Section champions in 2005 and 2006. This resulted in two trips to the National Brass Band Finals of Great Britain in Harrogate where they finished 6th and 7th respectively.

The Verwood Community Association manages both the Verwood Leisure Centre, which provides a wide range of sport, health and fitness facilities to suit all ages, and Potterne Park, which provides the community with 12 acres of sporting provision including Rugby, Football, Tennis, Netball and Cricket.

Twin Towns

• Champtoceaux[1] in the Maine-et-Loire département of France.

• Liederbach am Taunus[2] in the Main-Taunus Kreis of Germany

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References

1. ^ Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004

External links

• Verwood Town Council
• Verwood Heathlands Heritage Centre
• Verwood Historical Society

• Verwood Concert Brass

Schools

• Emmanuel Middle School
• Verwood First School
• Hillside First School
• Trinity First School

Sport and Leisure

• Verwood Leisure Centre
• Verwood Rugby Union Football Club
• Verwood Town Football Club
• Verwood Cricket Club

Churches

• St Michael's (Church of England)
• Verwood Methodist Church

Coordinates: 50°52′N 1°52′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...