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Where is Shillingstone?

Shillingstone is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles south-east of the town of Sturminster Newton, 17 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 57 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. Shillingstone lies seven miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. Shillingstone falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for Shillingstone is Blandford Forum.

Shillingstone on a map

Map showing extent of Shillingstone as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Shillingstone
Map showing location of Shillingstone within the UK
Location of Shillingstone within the UK

Which county is Shillingstone in?

Shillingstone is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Shillingstone in Dorset?

Shillingstone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Shillingstone within Dorset
Location of Shillingstone within Dorset

What is the postcode for Shillingstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shillingstone is DT11 0SR.

Where is Shillingstone in DT11?

Shillingstone is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shillingstone within DT11
Location of Shillingstone within DT11

What is the post town for Shillingstone?

The post town for Shillingstone is Blandford Forum. Shillingstone is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shillingstone?

The centre of Shillingstone is located at position 50.89665° latitude and -2.24526° longitude.

Latitude50.89665°
Longitude-2.24526°

What is the easting and northing of Shillingstone?

The centre of Shillingstone is located at the grid reference easting 382848 and northing 110825 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting382848
Northing110825

What are the nearest towns to Shillingstone?

Position of Shillingstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shillingstone to the centre of the town.

south-east
3m
Shillingstone is 3 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
north-west
4m
Shillingstone is 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum
south-east
7m
Shillingstone is 7 miles south-east of Stalbridge
south
8m
Shillingstone is 8 miles south of Shaftesbury
south
10m
Shillingstone is 10 miles south of Gillingham
east
12m
Shillingstone is 12 miles east of Sherborne
north-west
13m
Shillingstone is 13 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
south-east
13m
Shillingstone is 13 miles south-east of Wincanton
south
13m
Shillingstone is 13 miles south of Mere
north-east
15m
Shillingstone is 15 miles north-east of Dorchester

What are the nearest cities to Shillingstone?

Position of Shillingstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shillingstone to the centre of the city.

south-west
23m
Shillingstone is 23 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
28m
Shillingstone is 28 miles south-east of Wells
south
34m
Shillingstone is 34 miles south of Bath
west
37m
Shillingstone is 37 miles west of Southampton
south
41m
Shillingstone is 41 miles south of Bristol
west
42m
Shillingstone is 42 miles west of Winchester
west
51m
Shillingstone is 51 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
57m
Shillingstone is 57 miles south-east of Cardiff
east
58m
Shillingstone is 58 miles east of Exeter
south-east
58m
Shillingstone is 58 miles south-east of Newport