Wimborne and Cranborne, Dorset Poor Law Union

Separate Poor Law Unions for Wimborne and for Cranborne were formed on 28 September and 30 September 1835 respectively, but were merged into a single Wimborne & Cranborne Union in October 1836.

The original Wimborne Union

 * Chalbury, Corfe Mullen
 * Hampreston, Hinton Martell, Hinton Parva
 * Shapwick, Sturminster Marshall
 * West Parley, Wimborne Minster, Witchampton

The original Cranborne Union

 * Chettle (moved to Blandford PLU 1894), Cranborne
 * Edmondsham
 * Farnham (moved to Blandford PLU 1894)
 * Gussage All Saints, Gussage St Michael
 * Horton
 * Long Crichel
 * Moor Crichel
 * Pentridge
 * Sixpenny Handley
 * Tollard Royal
 * Wimborne St Giles, Woodlands

Later additions

 * East Woodyates and West Woodyates (created 1858)
 * Almer (transferred from Blandford PLU 1894)
 * Alderholt and Verwood (created from Cranborne 1894)
 * Holt and Pamphill (created from Wimborne Minster from 1894)
 * Colehill (created from Holt 1896)