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Gillingham works well as a base: 10 minutes from Motcombe, 7km from Gold Hill, Shaftesbury.
Gillingham is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 8,822, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gillingham sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gillingham to your route.
St Mary's Church is the parish church for the town of Gillingham in the Blackmore Vale in the north of Dorset. The church is in the Diocese of Salisbury in the Church of England, and part of the Anglican Communion.
There is believed to have been a Christian presence in the area since Anglo-Saxon days, evidence beingRead more
a stone with a complicated interlaced pattern, now in the museum, which is believed to be the remains of a 9th-century cross – either a preaching cross or a grave marker. But most of the current building, particularly the nave, dates from an early Victorian rebuild. The chancel (choir and sanctuary) however, is older; the five great pointed windows with their trefoil heads, which stand on the south side of the chancel, show that it was built in the Decorated Gothic style popular in the 14th century. On the north wall of the chancel, only two feet above the floor, can be seen the archway of an Easter Sepulchre.
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Gillingham is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0383 latitude, -2.2761 longitude.
Gillingham has a population of approximately 8,822 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Steep cobbled street lined with thatched cottages, plunging past the buttressed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey with views over Blackmore Vale. Made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis bread advert.
7 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
One of the world's finest landscape gardens with a magnificent lake, classical temples and a stunning Palladian mansion in Wiltshire.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
20 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
A 1,000-yard chalk downland hillclimb in Wiltshire with a fearsome uphill Karousel corner, run by enthusiasts since 1967 and one of the best places in Britain to watch sprint cars up close.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Mystical terraced hill crowned by St Michael's Tower, steeped in Arthurian and early Christian legends with panoramic Somerset views.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Exquisite Early English Gothic cathedral with a magnificent sculpted west front displaying nearly 300 medieval figures.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Masterpiece of Early English Gothic architecture boasting Britain's tallest spire at 123 metres and housing the finest surviving Magna Carta.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Mysterious prehistoric stone circle dating back 5,000 years on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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