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 miles35.5 km
- Poole 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Weymouth 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Yeovil 15.5 miles25 km
- Salisbury 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Frome 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Ferndown 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Ferndown Town 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Warminster 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Dorchester 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Ringwood 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Bridport 23.4 miles37.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Okeford Fitzpaine Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Blackmore Vale Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fifehead Neville Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ibberton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sturminster Newton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Shillingstone Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hammoon Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Woolland Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Child Okeford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Turnworth Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lydlinch Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Hinton St. Mary Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Okeford Fitzpaine
DT11 0FN, DT11 0TP, DT11 0RE, DT11 0EF, DT11 0PL, DT11 0FQ, DT11 0FF, DT11 0LW, DT11 0RY … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bristol Airport 38.1 miles61.3 km
- Templecombe Railway Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Gillingham 9.3 miles15 km
Hotels near Okeford Fitzpaine Ad
- Plumber Manor 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Talbot 2 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Crown Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Grange at Oborne 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Crichel House Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Stourhead Estate 14.3 miles23 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Western Downs Hill 14.6 miles23.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 15.5 miles25 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km