Welcome to Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, 20 miles (32 kilometres) west of Salisbury, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about 215 metres (705 feet) above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase. The town looks over the Blackmore Vale, part of the River Stour basin. Shaftesbury is the site of the former Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded in 888 by King Alfred and became one of the richest religious establishments in the country, before being destroyed in the dissolution in 1539. Adjacent to the abbey site is Gold Hill, a steep cobbled street used in the 1970s as the setting for Ridley Scott's television advertisement for Hovis bread. In the 2011 Census the town's civil parish had a population of 7,314.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
177 hectares |
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Population |
5,243 (2021) |
Density |
2,969 people/km2 |
Mean age |
38.9 |
Ward |
Shaftesbury |
District |
Newport |
Postcodes |
NP20 |
ONS ID |
W04000832 |
Council
Contact details for Shaftesbury Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Shaftesbury Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Shaftesbury Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Shaftesbury Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Shaftesbury Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Shaftesbury Parish.
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