Shillingstone
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (19 mi) - Bournemouth Airport (19 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (39 mi)
- Southampton Airport (39 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (43 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (46 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, 55 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Faringdon Golf Course (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.896 and -2.245 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 53' 44" and W -2° 14' 41"
- 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: 06:49 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:44 am and 8:28 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Shillingstone
Shillingstone in Dorset (England) with it's 1,170 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 101 mi (or 163 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Shillingstone is now 06:49 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Shillingstone, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 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 68 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mere, Ansty, Hindon, Chicklade and Kilmington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Fontmell
Arnewood House
The Talbot
PLUMBER MANOR
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Durweston C of E Primary School Sports' Day 1962
Sports' Day at Durweston Primary School near Blandford in Dorset, UK. Mrs Hawton (not sure of spelling, please let me know) keeps the score as Mr Unwin (no sign of Percy) looks on. Please...
Stourpaine steamrally (GDSF) 1980 part 1 of 2.mpg
This is an old 8mm homemovie from the Stourpaine Bushes Steamrally. The GDSF in the earlier days was called Stourpaine after the village where this rally started.
West Orchard - Mower Lane (ORPA, E-W)
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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.
Lifters Antigravity and the Physics of a new Quantum Theory
Lifters create lift by driving the ionized air downwards forming an upward force. Some people say that it is easy to see that Lifters do not form anti-gravity because it generates this force...
Nikola Tesla's Gravity in two minutes.
Nikola Tesla was working on a theory that would explain instantaneous action at a distance within a gravitational field. This theory was never published and is part of his missing secrets....
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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.
Turnworth
Turnworth is a hamlet in north Dorset, England, situated on the Dorset Downs five miles west of Blandford Forum. The village consists of a few cottages and farmhouses scattered around a church and manor house. Nearby is Ringmoor, an ancient settlement on the top of the scarp face of the downs. The village has a population of less than 50.
Hod Hill
Hod Hill (or Hodd 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. The hill fort at Hambledon Hill is just to the north. The fort is roughly rectangular (600 by 400 m), with an enclosed area of 22 ha .
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shillingstone.
- Mere
- Ansty
- Hindon
- Chicklade
- Kilmington
- Dorchester
- Bower Chalke
- Bishopstrow
- Boyton
- Poole
- Codford
- Dinton
- Corsley
- Stockton
- Chapmanslade
- Upton Scudamore
- Bishopstone
- Westbury
- Bratton
- North Bradley
- Southwick
- Edington
- Bournemouth
- Stapleford
- Wingfield
- Wilton
- Trowbridge
- Erlestoke
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Westwood
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shillingstone
