Beacon

Ward in Dorset, England

Coordinates:	50.951, -2.227
OS grid ref:	ST 84 16
Dialling code:	01747 (Shaftesbury)

Postcode districts covering Beacon

Nearby towns and villages

Bournemouth 21.7 miles34.9 km
Poole 19.2 miles30.9 km
Weymouth 24.8 miles39.8 km
Yeovil 18.2 miles29.3 km
Salisbury 20.3 miles32.7 km
Frome 18.1 miles29.1 km
Ferndown 17.5 miles28.1 km
Ferndown Town 17.7 miles28.5 km
Warminster 17.6 miles28.3 km
Westbury 21.6 miles34.7 km
Dorchester 19.1 miles30.8 km
Ringwood 20.8 miles33.4 km

Neighbouring places

East Orchard Parish 0.6 miles0.9 km
West Orchard Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
Fontmell Magna Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
Sutton Waldron Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
Margaret Marsh Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
Iwerne Courtney or Shroton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
Manston Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
Hammoon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Iwerne Minster Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Compton Abbas Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
Child Okeford Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Shroton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km

Transport links

Bournemouth Airport 20.5 miles33 km
Bristol Airport 36.7 miles59 km
Gillingham 6.1 miles9.8 km
Templecombe Railway Station 9 miles14.4 km

Local points of interest

Cranborne Chase Forest 7.8 miles12.5 km
Wardour Castle Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
Fonthill Abbey Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
Western Downs Hill 10.4 miles16.8 km
Crichel House Estate 10.8 miles17.5 km
Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
Stourhead Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
Longleat Country house 16.4 miles26.4 km
Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km
Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 17.6 miles28.4 km

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