The village and civil parish of Pimperne sits in north Dorset, a couple of miles north of Blandford Forum, on the edge of the rich lowlands of the Blackmore Vale and close to the valley of the River Stour. The setting of rolling pasture, hedgerows and nearby chalk downland makes it typical Dorset countryside and popular with walkers and riders.
Historically an agricultural community, Pimperne still retains a medieval parish church, a village hall, a pub and an active programme of local clubs and events; prehistoric barrows on the surrounding downs underline a long period of settlement. Farming remains important but many residents now commute to nearby towns, and the parish’s proximity to the Cranborne Chase landscape and Blandford Forum’s services helps shape its quiet, community-minded character.
Postcode districts covering Pimperne
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Poole 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Weymouth 22.4 miles36 km
- Yeovil 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Salisbury 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Christchurch 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Frome 23.6 miles38 km
- New Milton 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Ferndown 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Ferndown Town 12.4 miles20 km
- Warminster 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Dorchester 17.4 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ash Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Blandford Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bryanston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stourpaine Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Iwerne Stepleton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Durweston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Pimperne
DT11 8UT, DT11 8UD, DT11 8XF, DT11 8BU, DT11 8UZ, DT11 8UP, DT11 8BS, DT11 8BX, DT11 8UQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Southampton Airport 35 miles56.3 km
- Gillingham 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Holton Heath 12.3 miles19.8 km
Hotels near Pimperne Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- The Talbot 2 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Museum Inn 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Plumber Manor 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- 1777. at the Albion 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Horton Inn 2 7.6 miles12.3 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Pimperne
- Pimperne C of E VC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- Crichel House Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Western Downs Hill 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 14.3 miles23 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 16.6 miles26.7 km