Shaftesbury Dorset England

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 Dorc…
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. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about 215 metres above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase.
  • Population: 9,162 (2021 census)
  • Region: South West
  • Country: England
  • OS grid reference: ST861228
  • Civil parish: Shaftesbury
  • Unitary authority: Dorset
  • Ceremonial county: Dorset

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