Hilfield is a small, quiet rural parish in Dorset, England, set among the rolling chalk downland and farmland typical of west Dorset. The settlement is compact with a handful of historic farmhouses and a parish church, and it sits within easy reach of Dorchester and the network of country lanes and bridleways that attract walkers and wildlife-watchers.
Locally the economy is chiefly agricultural with many households linked to farming or commuting to nearby towns, and the social life is shaped by village-scale networks and events rather than big institutions. The parish retains a distinctly traditional character, valued for its landscape, local heritage and quiet community feel.
Postcode districts covering Hilfield
Most populated places nearby
- Weymouth 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Yeovil 8.1 miles13 km
- Frome 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Dorchester 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Bridport 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Chard 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Chard Town 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Street 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Portland 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Blandford Forum 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Wells 24.9 miles40 km
- Shepton Mallet 22.7 miles36.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Hermitage Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Batcombe Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Leigh Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Minterne Magna Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Holnest Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chetnole Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Melbury Bubb Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Up Cerne Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Glanvilles Wootton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lillington Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Stockwood Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Buckland Newton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Hilfield
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 29.9 miles48.1 km
- Bristol Airport 37.2 miles59.9 km
- Chetnole Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Yetminster Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Hilfield Ad
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 4.2 miles6.8 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 3.1 miles5 km
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 6.1 miles9.7 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Grange at Oborne 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Plumber Manor 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Lanes Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Pen Mill Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Huish Park Stadium 9.4 miles15 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 14.9 miles24 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 16.8 miles27 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Charmouth Beach Beach 18.9 miles30.4 km