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. It was then in North Dorset district until Dorset became unitary in 2019.
Demographics + Census population of Woolland parish Census Population Female Male Households Source 1801 123 67 56 1811 119 56 63 1821 135 68 67 1831 119 65 54 1841 124 65 59 1851 107 48 59 1881 120 60 60 1891 155 74 81 1901 142 73 69 27 1911 140 71 69 26 1921 103 47 56 22 1931 102 44 58 23 1951 96 47 49 28 1961 85 42 43 29 1971 66 37 29 1981 80 1991 80 2001 123 66 57 45 2011 130 69 61 54 2021 75 35 40 36
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Frink statue of Christian Martyrs