The small rural civil parish of Kingston Russell sits in Dorset, England, and is dominated by farmland and the wooded parkland surrounding the historic country house, Kingston Russell House. There is no bustling centre - its character is quietly agricultural, with a very small population and scattered dwellings rather than a nucleated village.
Historically the area grew up as a manor estate and retains that sense of long continuity in the landscape; today the local economy is mainly farming with a modest contribution from estate-based tourism and countryside recreation. Its quiet lanes, hedgerows and bridleways make it popular with walkers and cyclists, while day‑to‑day services are generally drawn from nearby market towns.
Postcode districts covering Kingston Russell
Most populated places nearby
- Weymouth 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Yeovil 16.2 miles26 km
- Dorchester 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bridport 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Chard 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Chard Town 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Portland 13 miles20.8 km
- Blandford Forum 21.8 miles35.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Long Bredy Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Littlebredy Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Litton Cheney Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Winterbourne Abbas Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Compton Valence Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Winterbourne Steepleton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Chesil Bank Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Puncknowle Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- West Compton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Chilcombe Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Abbotsbury Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Portesham Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Kingston Russell
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 33.5 miles53.9 km
- Exeter International Airport 35.6 miles57.3 km
- Maiden Newton Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Dorchester West Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Kingston Russell Ad
- Gresham Guest House 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Moonfleet Manor - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The King's Arms 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Haddon House Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Dolphin Hotel Public House Weymouth 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Marina Court Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Chesil Beach Beach 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Portland Marina Marina 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Charmouth Beach Beach 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Huish Park Stadium 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 17 miles27.3 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 17 miles27.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 17.3 miles27.8 km