Langton Long Blandford is a small, discreet parish in north Dorset, lying amid the rolling chalk of the Dorset Downs a short distance from the market town of Blandford Forum. It’s characteristically rural, with a patchwork of arable fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes that attract walkers and cyclists rather than crowds.
Historically the area has been shaped by agriculture and estate ownership, so you’ll find a scattering of farmsteads and older cottages rather than a dense village centre; services and social life tend to revolve around nearby towns. The parish retains a tranquil, small‑community feel and has local interest for anyone into traditional Dorset landscapes, wildlife and country pursuits.
Postcode districts covering Langton Long Blandford
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Poole 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Weymouth 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Yeovil 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Salisbury 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Christchurch 18.9 miles30.4 km
- New Milton 22 miles35.4 km
- Ferndown 11 miles17.7 km
- Ferndown Town 11.2 miles18 km
- Warminster 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Dorchester 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Ringwood 15.6 miles25.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Blandford Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Charlton Marshall Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Tarrant Keyneston Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bryanston Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Blandford St. Mary Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ash Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tarrant Rushton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Langton Long Blandford
DT11 9HW, DT11 8SL, DT11 8BP, DT11 9HN, DT11 9HP, DT11 9HT, DT11 9HR, DT11 8SJ, DT11 9HS … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 14 miles22.6 km
- Southampton Airport 34.6 miles55.6 km
- Holton Heath 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 10.7 miles17.2 km
Hotels near Langton Long Blandford Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Talbot 2 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Museum Inn 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- 1777. at the Albion 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Plumber Manor 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Horton Inn 2 7.1 miles11.4 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 10 miles16.1 km
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Crichel House Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Western Downs Hill 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 12 miles19.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 15.1 miles24.3 km