Gillingham in Dorset is a small market town in north Dorset, sitting in the gentle agricultural landscape of the Blackmore Vale and close to the borders with Wiltshire and Somerset. The town has a mix of medieval and Victorian buildings centred around a traditional high street and parish church, and it makes a convenient base for exploring nearby areas of rolling countryside such as the Cranborne Chase and other chalk downland.
Historically rooted in farming and local trade, Gillingham today combines a local retail and service economy with light industry and a commuter population who travel to larger centres by road and rail. It retains an active community life with clubs, schools and regular local events, and is popular with people who value easy access to countryside walks, small-town amenities and the history of rural Dorset.
Postcode districts covering Gillingham
Most populated places nearby
- Bath 23.9 miles
- Yeovil 17.4 miles
- Salisbury 20.6 miles
- Trowbridge 19.9 miles
- Frome 11.7 miles
- Melksham 24 miles
- Melksham Without 24.1 miles
- Ferndown 23 miles
- Ferndown Town 23.3 miles
- Warminster 12.1 miles
- Westbury 15.9 miles
- Dorchester 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Milton on Stour Built-up area 1.3 miles
- East Stour Built-up area 2 miles
- Motcombe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- West Stour Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Silton Parish 2.8 miles
- Cucklington Parish 3.3 miles
- Stour Provost Parish 3.3 miles
- Bourton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Mere Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Stour Row Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Buckhorn Weston Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Kington Magna Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Gillingham
SP8 4FY, SP8 4ER, SP8 4ET, SP8 4SD, SP8 4PX, SP8 4EP, SP8 4LR, SP8 4NF, SP8 4WG … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 25.9 miles
- Bristol Airport 30.6 miles
- Gillingham 0.3 miles
- Templecombe Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near Gillingham Ad
- The White Lion Inn 4 3.3 miles
- The Bell & Crown 3.6 miles
- Hunters Lodge Inn 3 4.5 miles
- The George Inn 3 3.6 miles
- The Nog Inn 6 miles
- The Crown at Marnhull 5.1 miles
- Spread Eagle Inn 4 5 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 4 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 7.4 miles
- Best Western Royal Chase Hotel 4.6 miles
Schools in Gillingham
- Gillingham Primary School Primary
- Gillingham School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Stourhead Estate 5 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 6.6 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.5 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 7.6 miles
- Longleat Country house 10.2 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 10.9 miles
- Western Downs Hill 12.2 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 15.5 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 16 miles
- Crichel House Estate 16.3 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 18.2 miles