Shillingstone
Shillingstone is a locality in North Dorset District, Dorset, England. Shillingstone is situated nearby to the hamlet Hanford, as well as near the village Child Okeford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hod Hill and Hambledon Hill.
Hod Hill
Protected area
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase.
Hambledon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: marilynjane, CC BY 2.0.
Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop, on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour.
St Andrew’s Church, Okeford Fitzpaine
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, and in the Diocese of Salisbury. It is in the Okeford Benefice, a group of four parishes in the Blackmore Vale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Child Okeford and Iwerne Courtney.
Child Okeford
Village
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Child Okeford is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, 3 miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Child Okeford lies downstream from Sturminster, along the River Stour, which passes half a mile west of the village.
Iwerne Courtney
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum. Iwerne Courtney is situated 2 miles northeast of Shillingstone.
Turnworth
Village
Photo: Bashereyre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turnworth is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the Dorset Downs five miles west of Blandford Forum. It consists of a few cottages and farmhouses scattered around a church and manor house.
Shillingstone
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8952° or 50° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.2402° or 2° 14′ 25″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9C2VVQW5+3WGeoNames ID
7291570
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