Shires Gate
Shires Gate is a recreation area in Gillingham, North Dorset District, England. Shires Gate is situated nearby to the nature reserve Frog Hollow, as well as near the recreation area Shreen Meadow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Simon and St Jude and Gillingham railway station.
Church of St Simon and St Jude
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Simon and St Jude is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Shires Gate.
Gillingham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Gillingham railway station is situated 1 mile south of Shires Gate.
St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: John Barrett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4,200 feet south of Shires Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton on Stour and Bugley.
Milton on Stour
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 2½ miles southwest of Shires Gate.
Bourton
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bourton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton. Bourton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shires Gate.
Shires Gate
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0498° or 51° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.27885° or 2° 16′ 44″ westOperator
Gillingham Town CouncilOpen location code
9C3V2PXC+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1125508091OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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