Donhead St. Mary is a small, rural parish in south Wiltshire, sitting close to the border with Dorset and a few miles from the market town of Shaftesbury. It occupies rolling chalk downland and mixed woodland on the edge of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so countryside and walking routes are a strong feature of the local scene.
The village centre retains a medieval parish church and a number of traditional cottages and listed buildings, and the local economy is still shaped by farming alongside small rural businesses and tourism. Residents tend to form a close-knit community, with many commuting to nearby market towns such as Tisbury or Salisbury, and village life revolving around the church, village hall and quiet lanes.
Postcode districts covering Donhead St. Mary
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 21.9 miles
- Poole 20.4 miles
- Yeovil 22 miles
- Salisbury 15.8 miles
- Christchurch 24.8 miles
- Trowbridge 22.5 miles
- Frome 16.6 miles
- Ferndown 17.3 miles
- Ferndown Town 17.6 miles
- Warminster 14.2 miles
- Westbury 18.2 miles
- Dorchester 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Higher Coombe Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Donhead St. Andrew Parish 1.7 miles
- Melbury Abbas Parish 2 miles
- Shaftesbury Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Shaftesbury Town Ward 2.1 miles
- Cann Parish 2.3 miles
- Compton Abbas Parish 2.7 miles
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Ashmore Built-up area 3 miles
- Sedgehill and Semley Parish 3.1 miles
- Tollard Royal Parish 3.7 miles
- Motcombe Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Donhead St. Mary
SP7 0PL, SP7 9DL, SP7 9BS, SP7 9NL, SP7 9LR, SP7 9BZ, SP7 9DR, SP7 9NH, SP7 8BU … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 20.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 34.5 miles
- Tisbury Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Gillingham 6 miles
Hotels near Donhead St. Mary Ad
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 2.3 miles
- The Museum Inn 4 5.7 miles
- The Talbot 2 5.3 miles
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Crown Hotel 3 10 miles
Local points of interest
- Wardour Castle Estate 3.1 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 4.8 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 5.2 miles
- Western Downs Hill 6.4 miles
- Stourhead Estate 10.5 miles
- Crichel House Estate 10.8 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.4 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles
- Longleat Country house 14.1 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 16.7 miles