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 miles
- Poole 15.7 miles
- Salisbury 12 miles
- Christchurch 18.2 miles
- Totton 21.5 miles
- Totton and Eling 21.9 miles
- Frome 23.2 miles
- New Milton 20 miles
- Ferndown 11.3 miles
- Ferndown Town 11.6 miles
- Warminster 19.1 miles
- Romsey 22.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sixpenny Handley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Gussage St. Michael Parish 2.6 miles
- Wimborne St. Giles Parish 3.2 miles
- Farnham Parish 3.3 miles
- Ebbesborne Wake Parish 3.4 miles
- Gussage All Saints Parish 3.6 miles
- Tollard Royal Parish 3.8 miles
- Chettle Parish 3.8 miles
- Bowerchalke Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Cranborne Chase Ward 4.1 miles
- Cranborne Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Alvediston Parish 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
SP5 5QS, SP5 5NJ, SP5 5QQ, DT11 8DH, SP5 5QP, SP5 5QZ, SP5 5NL, SP5 5PG, SP5 5JA … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 13.8 miles
- Southampton Airport 27.9 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 8.2 miles
- Salisbury Station 11.7 miles
Hotels near Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 2.9 miles
- The Queen's Head 5.8 miles
- The Langton Arms 4 6.2 miles
- The Compasses Inn 6.5 miles
- The Grove Arms 6.8 miles
- The Royal Oak 6.6 miles
- Compasses Inn 4 7.8 miles
- The Three Lions 9.9 miles
- The Crown Hotel 3 10 miles
- The Ship Inn 9.2 miles
Schools in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
- Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Cranborne Chase Forest 2.4 miles
- Western Downs Hill 3.2 miles
- Crichel House Estate 6 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 7.1 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 9.5 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 10.9 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 14 miles
- Dean Court Stadium 16.6 miles
- Castle Malwood Estate 17 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 17.2 miles