Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about 215 metres above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase.
High Street
Old milestone in Blandford Forum showing use of the name Shaston for Shaftesbury
The ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey
Edwardstowe
Dorset is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester.
Image: Durdle Door Overview
Image: The Pier, Bournemouth geograph.org.uk 2049229
Image: Sherborne Abbey 8415
Corfe Castle, captured and destroyed by Cromwell's army in 1646