Welcome to the Holt (Dorset) Parish Council website

Welcome to the Holt Parish Council website.

We can be contacted by E-Mail at
holtparishcouncil@homecall.co.uk
or by telephone on 01258 840935.

The Clerk to the Council, Lisa Goodwin, will be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the Parish Council, or Holt Parish if you are unable to find what you need on the website.

A list of Councillors can be found on the 'About Us' page and Agendas and Minutes can be viewed on the 'Meetings and Events' page.

We write a newsletter monthly which is published in the local 'Village Voices' magazine and put on the website.

The Rural Parish of Holt extends to an area of 5,500 acres with a population of just over 1200 and is predominantly agricultural, forestry and sandy heathland. The Parish consists of scattered settlements - Holt village, Broomhill, Holtwood, Whitemoor, Holt Forest, Grange, Gaunts Common, Pig Oak, Mannington, Higher and Lower Row, and Holt Heath - some are mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Holt Forest and Holt Heath are owned by the National Trust and managed by English Nature. A large area is classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Holt Forest is a very ancient Royal Forest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it is referred to as 'Foresta de Wimburne'. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 the manor of Kingston Lacy including Holt Forest was sold to Sir Edward Blount and in 1636 the Manor of Kingston Lacy was bought by Sir John Bankes in whose family the estate remained until 1981 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust.