Wilderness

Wilderness is a forest in , , . Wilderness is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shaftesbury Abbey and Westminster Memorial Hospital.

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was an abbey that housed nuns in , . 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.

Hospital
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The is a small community hospital in , 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.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in the High Street, , , 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.

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is a town and civil parish in , England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of , near the border with .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of , 2 miles south-southwest of the town of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It lies 3 miles south of the town of . It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of .

Wilderness

Latitude
50.9999° or 50° 59′ 60″ north
Longitude
-2.1924° or 2° 11′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C2VXRX5+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80774847
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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