Forest Deer is a small area within the town of Gillingham in Dorset, situated in the Blackmore Vale countryside. It is part of a civil parish that had a population of 11,756 in 2011 and lies near the B3095 and B3081 roads, about four miles south of the A303.
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Forest Deer is a locality within Gillingham, a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, positioned in the Blackmore Vale. The parish lies on the B3095 and B3081 roads, roughly four miles south of the A303 trunk road and five miles northwest of Shaftesbury. Gillingham is the most northerly town in Dorset, with a 2011 census population of 11,756. The neighbouring hamlets of Peacemarsh, Bay and Wyke have become part of Gillingham as it has expanded. The area benefits from proximity to the A303, providing access to larger towns, while remaining within a rural valley setting that offers a mix of countryside and local amenities typical of a civil parish in Dorset.