John Rutter
John Rutter is a memorial in Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, England. John Rutter is situated nearby to The Grosvenor Arms Hotel, as well as near the tourism office Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shaftesbury Abbey and Shaftesbury Town Hall.
Shaftesbury Abbey
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 370 feet southwest of John Rutter.
Shaftesbury Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ian Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shaftesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Shaftsbury Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Melbury Abbas.
Shaftesbury
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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.
Melbury Abbas
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of Cranborne Chase, 2 miles south-southwest of the town of Shaftesbury. Melbury Abbas is situated 2½ miles southeast of John Rutter.
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 2½ miles west of John Rutter.
John Rutter
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “John Rutter 1796-1851 Printer, publisher, author, political and social reformer, abolitionist, public servant, philanthropist and lawyer worked here.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.00616° or 51° 0′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.19777° or 2° 11′ 52″ westOperator
Shaftesbury & District Historical SocietyOpen location code
9C3V2R42+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 14084336279OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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