Shillingstone

Shillingstone
Gospel Hall and cross, Shillingstone
Shillingstone is located in Dorset
Shillingstone
Shillingstone
Location within Dorset
Population1,170 (2011)
OS grid referenceST825112
Civil parish
  • Shillingstone
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode districtDT11
Dialling code01258
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.shillingstone.info
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°54′00″N 2°15′00″W / 50.9001°N 2.2501°W / 50.9001; -2.2501

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]

South of Shillingstone is a large area of woodland on Okeford and Shillingstone Hill which forms part of Blandford Forest.

  1. ^ "Area: Shillingstone (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2015.