Buckland Newton is a compact, largely rural settlement set in the rolling countryside of the Blackmore Vale with the chalk ridges of the Dorset Downs close by. Located in Dorset, England, the parish is defined by lanes, streams and patchwork farmland rather than a single commercial centre, giving it a quietly scenic, pastoral character.
Historically agricultural, the village retains a strong sense of local community around traditional features such as its parish church, village hall and pub, while small-scale tourism, crafts and commuting now supplement farming. The area also carries traces of earlier settlement - ancient earthworks and historic houses - so the landscape combines everyday rural life with layers of Dorset history.
Postcode districts covering Buckland Newton
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 22.3 miles
- Weymouth 15.6 miles
- Yeovil 11.1 miles
- Frome 24.4 miles
- Ferndown 23.6 miles
- Ferndown Town 23.6 miles
- Dorchester 9.6 miles
- Bridport 16.3 miles
- Verwood 24.8 miles
- Chard 22.8 miles
- Chard Town 22.5 miles
- Street 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Minterne Magna Parish 1.8 miles
- Alton Pancras Parish 1.8 miles
- Glanvilles Wootton Parish 2.1 miles
- Pulham Parish 2.4 miles
- Mappowder Parish 2.5 miles
- Chalk Valleys Ward 2.5 miles
- Up Cerne Parish 2.8 miles
- Hermitage Parish 2.9 miles
- Cerne Abbas Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Holwell Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Holnest Parish 3.5 miles
- Hilfield Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Buckland Newton
DT2 7BP, DT2 7BT, DT2 7BN, DT2 7DD, DT2 7BU, DT2 7DW, DT2 7DL, DT2 7TW, DT2 7BS … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 26.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.9 miles
- Chetnole Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Yetminster Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Buckland Newton Ad
- The Brace of Pheasants 4 2.5 miles
- The Hunters Moon 3 1.9 miles
- The New Inn 3.3 miles
- Greyhound Inn 5.3 miles
- The Poachers Inn 4 3.4 miles
- The Fox Inn 4.7 miles
- George Albert Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Munden House 5 5.7 miles
- The Plume of Feathers 7.6 miles
- Plumber Manor Hotel 4 6.3 miles
Schools in Buckland Newton
- Buckland Newton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 9.1 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 12.5 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 14.3 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 15 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 15.3 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 15.4 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 15.9 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 16.6 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 17.3 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 18.1 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 18.3 miles
- Crichel House Estate 18.4 miles