Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Shillingstone, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shillingstone map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Shillingstone |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.896646 |
| Longitude | -2.245258 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shillingstone rests in the embrace of Dorset's verdant landscape. It lies 5.4 km south-east of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 129°T, OS grid ST 828 108), and is situated south-south-west of Child Okeford village. The River Stour, a silver thread through the fields, whispers its ancient tales nearby, its waters reflecting the wide, often luminous, Dorset sky. Shillingstone's heart beats with the quiet rhythm of agricultural life, a place where the scent of damp earth and newly turned soil mingles with the distant bleating of sheep. The village church, St. Nicholas', stands as a silent sentinel, its stone weathered by centuries of sun and rain, a steadfast presence against the shifting seasons. In its lanes, the very air seems to hold a gentle stillness, a profound peace that settles upon the soul like the soft dust motes dancing in a sunbeam.
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Explore Shillingstone, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.896646, -2.245258. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |