Shaftesbury

Also known as Sceptesberie, Shaston, Shaftesbury, Dorset

thumb|upright|Old milestone in Blandford Forum showing use of the name Shaston for Shaftesbury

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Shaftesbury
UK place.static_image_2_name: 150px|Image: 150 pixels
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Coat of Arms of Shaftesbury
UK place.static_image_name: High Street, Shaftesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1440129.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: High Street
UK place.map_type: Dorset
UK place.population: 9,162
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST861228
UK place.london_distance: 97 miles
UK place.civil_parish: Shaftesbury
UK place.unitary_england: Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Dorset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: SHAFTESBURY
UK place.postcode_area: SP
UK place.postcode_district: SP7

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Dorset
Population: 3303
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Official website: shaftesburytown.co.uk
Image: High Street, Shaftesbury - geograph.org.uk - 1440129.jpg
Dialing code: 01747

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Commons category: Shaftesbury
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OS grid reference: ST861228
postal code: SP7
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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thumb|upright|Old milestone in Blandford Forum showing use of the name Shaston for Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, west of Salisbury and north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase.

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