The small village and civil parish of Tollard Royal lies on chalk downland close to the Dorset border in south‑west Wiltshire, within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within easy reach of Salisbury. It is a compact, largely rural settlement surrounded by farmland, parkland and woodland, with prehistoric barrows and earthworks nearby that reflect the long human presence on the downland.
Its name recalls the medieval Tollard family and later royal connections, and the village retains a medieval parish church alongside a number of listed cottages and estate buildings. Much of the district is managed as country estate and agricultural land - notably around the Rushmore Estate - and today the local economy combines farming and estate activity with small‑scale tourism and commuter residents; socially it remains a close‑knit community with the church, village hall and occasional local events at its heart.
Postcode districts covering Tollard Royal
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Poole 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Yeovil 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Salisbury 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Christchurch 21.1 miles34 km
- Frome 20.3 miles32.6 km
- New Milton 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Ferndown 13.6 miles22 km
- Ferndown Town 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Warminster 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Westbury 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Dorchester 23.5 miles37.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Farnham Parish 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Ashmore Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Berwick St. John Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chettle Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Tarrant Gunville Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Sixpenny Handley Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Donhead St. Andrew Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Donhead St. Mary Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Alvediston Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Tarrant Hinton Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Gussage St. Michael Parish 4.3 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Tollard Royal
SP5 5PP, SP5 5QA, SP5 5PT, SP5 5PW, SP5 5QW, SP5 5PZ, SP5 5PR, SP5 5PU, SP5 5PS … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Southampton Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Tisbury Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Gillingham 9.6 miles15.4 km
Hotels near Tollard Royal Ad
- The Museum Inn 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Talbot 2 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Crown Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Horton Inn 2 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
Local points of interest
- Cranborne Chase Forest 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Western Downs Hill 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Crichel House Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Stourhead Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 16 miles25.8 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 16.7 miles26.8 km