Tarrant Keyneston is a small, quietly attractive village and civil parish in rural Dorset, England, tucked into the shallow valley of the River Tarrant. It sits a few miles north of Blandford Forum and beneath the chalk ridge of Keyneston Hill, so the landscape is a mix of riparian meadows, arable fields and open downland that makes it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
Historically the settlement has a long, agricultural pedigree and retains a dispersed, village-hub feel with a modest church and scattered cottages rather than a dense centre. The nearby ancient barrows and the characterful ridges of Cranborne Chase give the area archaeological and scenic interest, while modern life tends to revolve around farming, local services and commuting to larger Dorset towns.
Postcode districts covering Tarrant Keyneston
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Poole 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Weymouth 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Yeovil 24.2 miles39 km
- Salisbury 21.1 miles34 km
- Christchurch 17.3 miles27.9 km
- New Milton 20.5 miles33 km
- Ferndown 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Ferndown Town 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Dorchester 17 miles27.3 km
- Lymington 24.9 miles40 km
- Lymington and Pennington 24.9 miles40.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Charlton Marshall Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Spetisbury Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Tarrant Rushton Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Shapwick Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Blandford Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Blandford St. Mary Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Tarrant Keyneston
DT11 9JG, DT11 9JJ, DT11 9JD, DT11 9JA, DT11 9JF, DT11 9LD, DT11 9JB, DT11 9JE, DT11 9HZ
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Southampton Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Holton Heath 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Tarrant Keyneston Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- 1777. at the Albion 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 6 miles9.6 km
- The Museum Inn 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Talbot 2 7 miles11.3 km
- Horton Inn 2 6.4 miles10.3 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Dorset Golf Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 0.6 miles1 km
- Crichel House Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Western Downs Hill 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Dean Court Stadium 14 miles22.5 km