Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge sits on the chalk downland of north‑east Dorset, on the edge of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The landscape is classic chalk and heath, scattered with Bronze Age barrows, ancient trackways and rolling arable fields, so it’s popular with walkers and anyone interested in archaeology and wildlife.
Locally the community is small and rural, centred on farming, equestrian activity and a handful of pubs and shops; village life is sustained by a lively village hall and parish council. Historic features include a medieval church and the dramatic rebuilding after a damaging 19th‑century fire, and visitors are often drawn by the peace of the countryside, local heritage and informal events rather than large‑scale tourism.
Postcode districts covering Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Poole 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Salisbury 12 miles19.3 km
- Christchurch 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Totton 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Totton and Eling 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Frome 23.2 miles37.3 km
- New Milton 20 miles32.2 km
- Ferndown 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Ferndown Town 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Warminster 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Romsey 22.7 miles36.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Sixpenny Handley Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Gussage St. Michael Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wimborne St. Giles Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Farnham Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ebbesborne Wake Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Gussage All Saints Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Tollard Royal Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Chettle Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Bowerchalke Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Cranborne Chase Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cranborne Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Alvediston Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
SP5 5PL, SP5 5RN, DT11 8DH, SP5 5NN, SP5 5RU, DT11 8DL, SP5 5AT, SP5 5RH, SP5 5NH … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Southampton Airport 27.9 miles45 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Salisbury Station 11.7 miles18.8 km
Hotels near Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Horton Inn 2 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Talbot 2 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Crown Hotel 3 9.9 miles16 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
Schools in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
- Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Cranborne Chase Forest 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Western Downs Hill 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Crichel House Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles15 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 14 miles22.6 km
- Dean Court Stadium 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Castle Malwood Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 17.2 miles27.6 km