Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. Shaftesbury Abbey is situated 2 miles northeast of Kit Hill.

St Thomas’s Church, East Orchard

Church

St Thomas's Church is a Grade II listed building in East Orchard, Dorset. The church dates from 1859. The Diocese of Salisbury discontinued services in 2018, and in 2023 planning permission as granted to turn the church into a residential property.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartgrove and Stour Row.

Hartgrove

Hamlet

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hartgrove is a hamlet.

Stour Row

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stour Row is a village in north Dorset, England, situated beside Duncliffe Hill three miles southwest of Shaftesbury. It lies within the parish of the neighbouring village of Stour Provost. Stour Row is situated 1½ miles northwest of Kit Hill.

Duncliffe Wood

Locality

Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2 miles northwest of Kit Hill.

Kit Hill

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Fontmell Magna, North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.97843° or 50° 58′ 42″ north

Longitude

-2.22545° or 2° 13′ 32″ west

Elevation

312 feet (95 metres)

Open location code

9C2VXQHF+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8091298638

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13276237

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