Okeford Fitzpaine
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (17 mi) - Bournemouth Airport (21 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (39 mi)
- Southampton Airport (40 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (44 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (45 mi)
- RAF Fairford (58 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (66 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (69 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Faringdon Golf Course (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.899 and -2.278 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 53' 54" and W -2° 16' 42"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:04 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:19 am and 8:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-13 08:03:22
Discover Okeford Fitzpaine
Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 102 mi (or 165 km) south-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Okeford Fitzpaine is now 08:04 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Okeford Fitzpaine, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is City of Bath in a distance of 43 mi (or 70 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mere, Kilmington, Dorchester, Hindon and Ansty. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
PLUMBER MANOR
Arnewood House
Videos from this area
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A Ride Through West Wiltshire, Somerset & Dorset (CRF450X, 26.01.13)
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Fording the river Stour floods at Hammoon, Dorset
A rough and ready film of the floods in Hammoon, Dorset.
First Uplift Day @ UK Bike Park 2.6.12.wmv
Me and Mike take a day trip down to Dorset for our first uplift downhill session @ UK Bike Park.
Bulbarrow Hill Dorset.MOV
Bulbarrow Hill, Dorset (15 September 1011), looking west & north towards the Quantocks, Blackdown hills and Glastonbury Tor. Unedited, filmed using a canon SX30is.
UK Bike Park - Devil's Dyke
Devil's Dyke run at UK Bike Park, Sunday 13th May 2012.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Shillingstone
Shillingstone is a village in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. In the 2001 census the population was 1,007.
Ringmoor
The Ringmoor Settlement is an Iron Age/Romano-British farming settlement in Dorset, to the north of Turnworth and the south of Belchalwell in the Blackmore Vale. The site is well preserved in unploughed downland. An ancient trackway, the site of a farmstead and field systems are still clearly visible as banks in the grassland. It is owned by the National Trust, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Only limited archaeological research has been done on the site, and little is known about it.
Belchalwell
Belchalwell is a village in the civil parish of Okeford Fitzpaine in the Blackmore Vale, North Dorset, and lies two and a half miles south of Sturminster Newton and six miles north-west of Blandford. The village lies under the north slopes of Bell Hill, part of the Dorset Downs, and is Saxon in origin, with a medieval church, much renovated.
Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. Originally built for the sheriff of Dorset, it is still a complete building with 600-year-old complex wooden roofs and is currently open to the public year-round.
Shillingstone Quarry
Shillingstone Quarry SSSI, Dorset is a 8.13 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England, notified in 1995.
Fiddleford
Fiddleford is a small Hamlet situated between Sturminster Newton and Okeford Fitzpaine in North Dorset, UK. It was founded by an English nobleman named Fitela (Fitela's Ford), and the aforementioned ford is over the River Stour. Fiddleford is home to around 25 houses, the Fiddleford Inn and a large successful mushroom farm.
Shillingstone railway station
Shillingstone railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), serving the village of Shillingstone in the English county of Dorset. Opened in 1863, the station was located between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum stations, although between 1928 and 1956 the next station south was Stourpaine and Durweston Halt. Shillingstone is the last surviving example of a station built by the Dorset Central Railway (one of the forerunners of the S&DJR).
Shillingstone Railway Project
The Shillingstone Railway Project (formerly the Shillingstone Station Project) is a heritage railway project based at Shillingstone railway station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. It is supported by the North Dorset Railway Trust (NDRT). The medium-term aim is to restore the current lease area (46 miles 58+⁄2 chains to 46 mi 76⁄2 ch from Bath Junction) which equates to 1,200 feet of single track mainline with loop through the platforms.
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- Mere
- Kilmington
- Dorchester
- Hindon
- Ansty
- Chicklade
- Bishopstrow
- Corsley
- Bower Chalke
- Boyton
- Chapmanslade
- Codford
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- Poole
- Dinton
- Stockton
- Westbury
- Bishopstone
- Southwick
- Bratton
- North Bradley
- Edington
- Wingfield
- Trowbridge
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Westwood
- Wellow
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- Bournemouth
- Freshford