Ashmore is a small, quiet village and civil parish in north Dorset, close to the border with Wiltshire. Perched on the chalk downs within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it enjoys elevated, open views across the surrounding countryside and retains a compact, traditional core of stone and thatched cottages clustered around a picturesque village green.
The village has a long history reflected in its medieval St Nicholas Church and the archaeological character of the surrounding landscape, where ancient earthworks and burial mounds are typical of the area. Economically and socially it remains largely rural, centred on farming with a modest number of visitors and residents drawn to its tranquillity; local life is quietly organised around the church, village events and the seasonal rhythms of the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Ashmore
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 19 miles30.6 km
- Poole 17.4 miles28 km
- Yeovil 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Salisbury 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Christchurch 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Trowbridge 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Frome 19.5 miles31.5 km
- New Milton 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Ferndown 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Ferndown Town 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Warminster 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Westbury 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Tollard Royal Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tarrant Gunville Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Farnham Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Compton Abbas Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Melbury Abbas Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Sutton Waldron Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Donhead St. Mary Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Fontmell Magna Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Chettle Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Higher Coombe Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Iwerne Minster Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Ashmore
SP5 5AG, SP5 5AF, SP5 5AJ, SP5 5AQ, SP5 5AL, SP5 5AB, SP5 5AA, SP5 5AD, SP5 5AE … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- Southampton Airport 33.4 miles53.7 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Gillingham 8.3 miles13.4 km
Hotels near Ashmore Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Talbot 2 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Crown Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Plumber Manor 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Horton Inn 2 8.5 miles13.7 km
Local points of interest
- Cranborne Chase Forest 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Western Downs Hill 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Crichel House Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Stourhead Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.7 miles23.6 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Longleat Country house 17.1 miles27.5 km