Branksome, Dorset

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Branksome
Poole Road, Branksome
Branksome Location within Dorset
Population	13,622 (both wards 2011)
OS grid reference	SZ0591
Unitary authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	POOLE
Postcode district	BH12, BH13
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Poole, Bournemouth West
List of places UK England Dorset 50°43′30″N 1°54′54″W / 50.725°N 1.915°W / 50.725; -1.915

Branksome (/ˈbræŋksəm/) is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area consists of residential properties and also a number of commercial and industrial areas.

It borders Parkstone, another small Poole suburb, to the west and north west, Alder Hills to the north east, Branksome Park (a more affluent forested area) to the south and Westbourne (a suburb of Bournemouth, Poole's conurbation neighbour) to the east.