North Poorton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority area about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Bridport.

Dorset County Council estimate the parish had a population of 20 in 2013.

[1] The old parish church of St Peter is a ruin, with walls remaining to about 4 feet (1.2 m) high.

Just to the south is the new church, which is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and was built in 1861–62 to a design by John Hicks.

[2][3] About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) NW of the churches is a hill-fort that covers about 2.5 acres (1.0 ha).