District councilAbolished 2019E07000051
Purbeck District Council
Local authority area: Purbeck
Purbeck is a district council in Dorset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 404.4 km² and had 46,200 residents in 2015 — about 114 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Dorset. The council is based in Wareham.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Purbeck, 2012–2015.
Residents, 201546,200+2.0% since 2012
Land area404.4km²156.1 sq mi
Density114/ km²people per square kilometre
History
How the council came to be
- 2019Abolished
Replaced by Dorset.
- 1974Created
Formed from Wareham and Purbeck Rural District.
Source: Wikidata Q949312 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.