Shillingstone
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Shillingstone /ˈʃɪlɪŋstən/ is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had 479 households and a population of 1,170.[1]
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Shillingstone | |
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Gospel Hall and cross, Shillingstone | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 1,170 (2011) |
OS grid reference | ST825112 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BLANDFORD FORUM |
Postcode district | DT11 |
Dialling code | 01258 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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Website | http://www.shillingstone.info |
50.9001°N 2.2501°W / 50.9001; -2.2501 |
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South of Shillingstone is a large area of woodland on Okeford and Shillingstone Hill which forms part of Blandford Forest.