Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 710 feet (220 metres)
Places of Interest
Discover Shaftesbury Abbey and Westminster Memorial Hospital.
Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset.
Westminster Memorial Hospital
The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Shaftesbury Town Hall
Shaftesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillingham and Melbury Abbas.
Gillingham
Gillingham is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England.
Melbury Abbas
Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England.
2½ miles southeast of Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury
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Latitude
51.0075° or 51° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.1977° or 2° 11′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C3V2R52+2W
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