Gillingham railway station
Gillingham railway station serves the town of Gillingham, Dorset, England. It is on the West of England Main Line, 105 miles 23 chains down the line from London Waterloo.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Gillingham, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “GIL” and “Gillingham Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary the Virgin and Gillingham School.
St Mary the Virgin
Church
St Mary's Church is the parish church for the town of Gillingham in the Blackmore Vale in the north of Dorset. The church is in the Diocese of Salisbury in the Church of England, and part of the Anglican Communion. St Mary the Virgin is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Gillingham railway station.
Gillingham School
School
Gillingham School is a coeducational school situated in Gillingham in North Dorset, England. Gillingham Grammar School can trace its foundation back to 1516. Gillingham School is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Gillingham railway station.
The Red Lion
Pub
The Red Lion is a pub, which is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Gillingham railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton on Stour and Bugley.
Milton on Stour
Village
Milton on Stour is a small village in Dorset, England. It lies on the River Stour, a mile north of the town of Gillingham. The Church of St Simon and St Jude, built in 1868, is a Grade II listed building. Milton on Stour is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gillingham railway station.
Bugley
Hamlet
Bugley is a small hamlet in the county of Dorset, England. The River Stour runs past the hamlet. It is close to the town of Gillingham. Bugley is situated 2 miles southwest of Gillingham railway station.
Duncliffe Wood
Locality
Duncliffe Wood is an ancient woodland on the summit of Duncliffe Hill, a few miles west of Shaftesbury. The area of the site is 92.16 hectares, making it one of the largest ancient woodlands in North Dorset. Duncliffe Wood is situated 2½ miles south of Gillingham railway station.
Gillingham railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.03409° or 51° 2′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.27208° or 2° 16′ 20″ west
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
South Western Railway
Network
Abbreviation
“GIL”
Open location code
9C3V2PMH+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Gillingham railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Station Gillingham (Dorset)”
- Dutch: “station Gillingham”
- Dutch: “Station Gillingham”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جيلينجام”
- French: “gare de Gillingham”
- French: “Gillingham”
- Polish: “Gillingham”
- Urdu: “گلنگھم ریلوے اسٹیشن (ڈورسٹ)”
- Urdu: “گلنگھم ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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