Shaftesbury Library
Shaftesbury Library is a library in Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, England. Shaftesbury Library is situated nearby to the art gallery The Cygnet, as well as near Bell Street United Church.- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Dorset, UK
- Postal code: SP7 8AE
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 950 feet southwest of Shaftesbury Library.
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. Shaftesbury Town Hall is situated 630 feet southwest of Shaftesbury Library.
Westminster Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874. Westminster Memorial Hospital is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Shaftesbury Library.
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 Shaftesbury Library.
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 Shaftesbury Library.
Shaftesbury Library
- Categories: public library, building, and education
- Location: Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.00702° or 51° 0′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.19547° or 2° 11′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3V2R43+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 176635169OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q55173503
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