Okeford Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, set among the rolling pastures of the Blackmore Vale. The name combines a reference to an oak-lined ford with the medieval Fitzpaine family who once held the manor, and the settlement occupies a modest ridge with market towns such as Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton within easy reach.
The village retains a compact historic core of cottages and a parish church with medieval origins, while the local economy is largely mixed agriculture with a sprinkling of small rural businesses. Community life is active for a village of its size, centred on a village hall, school and clubs, and it is popular with walkers and anyone seeking a peaceful Dorset base close to regional centres.
Postcode districts covering Okeford Fitzpaine
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 22 miles
- Poole 18.7 miles
- Weymouth 20.4 miles
- Yeovil 15.5 miles
- Salisbury 24.6 miles
- Frome 20.9 miles
- Ferndown 18.4 miles
- Ferndown Town 18.5 miles
- Warminster 21.6 miles
- Dorchester 14.6 miles
- Ringwood 22.8 miles
- Bridport 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Okeford Fitzpaine Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Blackmore Vale Ward 1.4 miles
- Fifehead Neville Parish 1.7 miles
- Ibberton Parish 1.9 miles
- Sturminster Newton Built-up area 2 miles
- Shillingstone Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hammoon Parish 2.5 miles
- Woolland Parish 2.7 miles
- Child Okeford Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Turnworth Parish 2.7 miles
- Lydlinch Parish 3 miles
- Hinton St. Mary Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Okeford Fitzpaine
DT11 0RD, DT10 2AW, DT11 0SD, DT11 0RW, DT11 0TP, DT11 0RS, DT11 0RX, DT11 0RP, DT11 0LW … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 38.1 miles
- Templecombe Railway Station 8.8 miles
- Gillingham 9.3 miles
Hotels near Okeford Fitzpaine Ad
- Plumber Manor 4 1.4 miles
- The Talbot 2 4.9 miles
- Crown Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.5 miles
- The Grange at Oborne 9.8 miles
- The Poachers Inn 4 8.8 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.6 miles
- Crichel House Estate 12.4 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 12.5 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles
- Stourhead Estate 14.3 miles
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 14.3 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.4 miles
- Western Downs Hill 14.6 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.2 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 15.5 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles