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 miles
- Poole 13.5 miles
- Weymouth 22.4 miles
- Yeovil 21.8 miles
- Salisbury 20.2 miles
- Christchurch 20.2 miles
- Frome 23.6 miles
- New Milton 23.1 miles
- Ferndown 12.2 miles
- Ferndown Town 12.4 miles
- Warminster 22.2 miles
- Dorchester 17.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ash Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants Ward 1.2 miles
- Pimperne Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Blandford Ward 1.3 miles
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1.7 miles
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bryanston Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Stourpaine Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Iwerne Stepleton Parish 2.1 miles
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 2.2 miles
- Durweston Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Pimperne
DT11 8XL, DT11 8XG, DT11 8UB, DT11 8UX, DT11 7FD, DT11 8TX, DT11 8UU, DT11 8UN, DT11 8UL … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 15.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 35 miles
- Gillingham 11.7 miles
- Holton Heath 12.3 miles
Hotels near Pimperne Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 2 miles
- The Talbot 2 3.6 miles
- The Museum Inn 4 5.4 miles
- Plumber Manor 4 7.7 miles
- 1777. at the Albion 9.2 miles
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 8.7 miles
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 9.1 miles
- Horton Inn 2 7.6 miles
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.2 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.4 miles
Schools in Pimperne
- Pimperne C of E VC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 4 miles
- Crichel House Estate 6 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 7.3 miles
- Western Downs Hill 10.5 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 10.6 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 11.4 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.2 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 14 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 14.3 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 15.4 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 16.6 miles