Gains Cross
Gains Cross is in Shillingstone, North Dorset District, England. Gains Cross is situated nearby to The Big Yellow Bus Garden Project, as well as near the forest Eastcombe Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hod Hill and Hanford School.
Hod Hill
Protected area
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase. Hod Hill is situated 1 mile northeast of Gains Cross.
Hanford School
School
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer. Hanford School is situated 3,500 feet north of Gains Cross.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1¼ miles east of Gains Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Child Okeford and Iwerne Courtney.
Child Okeford
Village
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Child Okeford is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, 3 miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Child Okeford lies downstream from Sturminster, along the River Stour, which passes half a mile west of the village. Child Okeford is situated 1½ miles north of Gains Cross.
Iwerne Courtney
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum. Iwerne Courtney is situated 2 miles northeast of Gains Cross.
Turnworth
Village
Photo: Bashereyre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turnworth is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the Dorset Downs five miles west of Blandford Forum. It consists of a few cottages and farmhouses scattered around a church and manor house. Turnworth is situated 2 miles southwest of Gains Cross.
Gains Cross
- Type: Commerce
- Location: Shillingstone, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88977° or 50° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.22526° or 2° 13′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2VVQQF+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 699206381OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
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