Tarrant Rushton is a small, quiet parish in north Dorset, set in the chalk hills and low meadows of the Tarrant Valley where the River Tarrant threads between a series of tiny villages. Its landscape of arable fields, hedgerows and footpaths makes it typical of rural Dorset and popular for peaceful walks rather than bustling tourism.
The locality is perhaps best known for the wartime airfield, RAF Tarrant Rushton, which played a notable role in airborne operations during the Second World War; remnants of the airfield continue to shape land use and local identity. Today the parish remains sparsely populated, centred on farming and a close-knit community with a scattering of historic buildings and converted agricultural sites.
Postcode districts covering Tarrant Rushton
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 12.4 miles20 km
- Poole 10 miles16 km
- Weymouth 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Salisbury 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Christchurch 16.4 miles26.5 km
- New Milton 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Ferndown 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Ferndown Town 8.7 miles14 km
- Warminster 24.8 miles40 km
- Dorchester 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Lymington 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Lymington and Pennington 23.9 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Tarrant Keyneston Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Tarrant Monkton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Tarrant Launceston Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Shapwick Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Witchampton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Pimperne Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Spetisbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Charlton Marshall Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pamphill Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Tarrant Rushton
DT11 8SE, DT11 9JQ, DT11 9JH, DT11 8SD, DT11 8SB
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Southampton Airport 32.4 miles52.2 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Holton Heath 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Tarrant Rushton Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.9 km
- 1777. at the Albion 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Museum Inn 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Horton Inn 2 5 miles8 km
- The Talbot 2 7.2 miles11.5 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Crichel House Estate 3.1 miles5 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Western Downs Hill 11 miles17.7 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 11 miles17.7 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Dean Court Stadium 13.3 miles21.5 km