The village of East Stour in north Dorset sits in the low-lying Blackmore Vale beside the River Stour. It’s a small, largely agricultural settlement of traditional stone and thatch cottages, lanes and hedgerows, with open pasture and fruit trees framing its rural character.
Historically rural, East Stour keeps a strong local community around a village hall and parish amenities, while many residents travel to nearby market towns such as Gillingham and Sturminster Newton for services and work. Walkers and country-lovers value the quiet lanes and riverside routes, which give a good sense of classic Dorset countryside and local farming traditions.
Postcode districts covering East Stour
Most populated places nearby
- Poole 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Yeovil 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Salisbury 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Trowbridge 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Frome 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Ferndown 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Ferndown Town 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Warminster 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Westbury 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Dorchester 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Ringwood 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Verwood 20.2 miles32.4 km
Neighbouring places
- West Stour Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stour Provost Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stour Row Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Todber Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Gillingham Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Fifehead Magdalen Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kington Magna Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Margaret Marsh Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Marnhull Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Buckhorn Weston Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Motcombe Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in East Stour
SP8 5JZ, SP8 5LB, SP8 5LW, SP8 5JY, SP8 5LG, SP8 5LL, SP8 5LN, SP8 5NF, SP8 5LE … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Bristol Airport 32 miles51.4 km
- Gillingham 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Templecombe Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
Hotels near East Stour Ad
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Plumber Manor 4 7.5 miles12 km
- The Talbot 2 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Grange at Oborne 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Old Red Lion 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Dolphin Hotel 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Holbrook Manor & Spa - Oceana Collection 7.6 miles12.2 km
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles11.1 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10.6 miles17 km
- Longleat Country house 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Crichel House Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Huish Park Stadium 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 17.5 miles28.1 km