Okeford Fitzpaine is a compact village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, tucked where the rolling chalk of the Dorset Downs meets the clay of the Blackmore Vale. Its name hints at history - “Okeford” suggesting an oak-lined ford and “Fitzpaine” the Norman family that once held the manor - and the village retains a pleasing mix of older stone and thatch cottages around a historic core and village green.
Today it’s a working rural community with farming (historically dairy) still important, alongside small businesses and residents who commute to nearby market towns such as Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton. Local life centres on the parish church, village hall, a pub and primary school, with regular fetes, clubs and country pursuits making it popular with walkers and anyone wanting a peaceful Dorset village atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Okeford Fitzpaine
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 21.4 miles
- Poole 18.1 miles
- Weymouth 20.5 miles
- Yeovil 16.2 miles
- Salisbury 24.1 miles
- Frome 21.1 miles
- Ferndown 17.7 miles
- Ferndown Town 17.9 miles
- Warminster 21.5 miles
- Dorchester 14.8 miles
- Ringwood 22.1 miles
- Bridport 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shillingstone Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Blackmore Vale Ward 1.9 miles
- Ibberton Parish 2.1 miles
- Child Okeford Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Turnworth Parish 2.3 miles
- Hammoon Parish 2.3 miles
- Sturminster Newton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Fifehead Neville Parish 2.4 miles
- Hanford Parish 2.7 miles
- Woolland Parish 2.9 miles
- Manston Parish 2.9 miles
- Hinton St. Mary Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Okeford Fitzpaine
DT11 0RP, DT11 0RD, DT11 0RW, DT11 0LW, DT11 0FJ, DT11 0PL, DT11 0RE, DT11 0RL, DT11 0RN … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 20.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.5 miles
- Templecombe Railway Station 9.3 miles
- Gillingham 9.4 miles
Hotels near Okeford Fitzpaine Ad
- Plumber Manor Hotel 4 2 miles
- The Crown at Marnhull 5 miles
- The Fox Inn 5.4 miles
- The Crown Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- The Brace of Pheasants 4 7.9 miles
- The Charlton Inn 7.5 miles
- The Hunters Moon 3 8.7 miles
- Best Western Royal Chase Hotel 8.3 miles
- The Poachers Inn 4 9.2 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.1 miles
- Crichel House Estate 11.7 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 12.2 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.1 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.1 miles
- Stourhead Estate 14.5 miles
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 14.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 15.2 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 15.4 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.4 miles