The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn is a pub in Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, England, which is located on Bleke Street. The Ship Inn is situated near The Kings Arms Public House, as well as near the tourism office Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre.

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Type: Pub
Description: pub in Shaftesbury, North Dorset, England, UK
Also known as: “Ship Inn” and “Ship Inn, Shaftesbury”
Address: 24 Bleke Street, SP7 8JZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shaftesbury Abbey and Shaftesbury Town Hall.

Shaftesbury Abbey

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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 600 feet south of The Ship Inn.

Shaftesbury Town Hall

Town hall

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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 610 feet southeast of The Ship Inn.

The Grosvenor Arms Hotel

Hotel

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Duncliffe Wood.

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.

Duncliffe Wood

Locality

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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 The Ship Inn.

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 The Ship Inn.

The Ship Inn

Categories: inn and building
Location: Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.00691° or 51° 0′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.19887° or 2° 11′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3V2R42+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244620849

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q26402514

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Highlights: The Kings Arms Public House and Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre.

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