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Shillingstone
Shillingstone /ˈʃɪlɪŋstən/ is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. In the 2021 census the civil parish had 503 households and a population of 1,165.
South of Shillingstone is a large area of woodland on Okeford and Shillingstone Hill which forms part of Blandford Forest.
Shillingstone features in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a settlement of 46 households, with meadow, woodlands and a mill, under the lordship of Ascelin. Its name is a derivation of Eschelling's (or Ascelin's) town. It once had the tallest maypole in Dorset – 86 feet (26 metres) high. An agricultural community, it specialised in the production of moss.
In the First World War, it earned the title "the bravest village in Britain", because of the high proportion of residents who volunteered to join the armed forces. In 1924 the Shillingstone lime works was started to extract lime from the chalk beds at Shillingstone Hill.
At the lower tier of local government, Shillingstone has a parish council of nine members which meets monthly to discuss planning applications, maintenance of allotments and the local recreation ground, and other local amenities.
At the upper tier of local government, Shillingstone is in the Dorset unitary district. For elections to Dorset Council it is the most populous parish in the Blackmore Vale electoral ward.
For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Shillingstone is in the North Dorset constituency, which is currently represented by the Conservative Simon Hoare.
The Church of the Holy Rood is a short distance away from the village and is of 12th-century origin, constructed in banded flint and ashlar masonry. It was enlarged in the 15th century and in the 19th century; George Frederick Bodley added the north aisle. The font is of the 12th century and the pulpit of the 17th. The hymn writer Edward Dayman was appointed rector of Shillingstone in 1842. About 150 metres (490 ft) south of the church is a medieval cross base.
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Shillingstone
Shillingstone /ˈʃɪlɪŋstən/ is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. In the 2021 census the civil parish had 503 households and a population of 1,165.
South of Shillingstone is a large area of woodland on Okeford and Shillingstone Hill which forms part of Blandford Forest.
Shillingstone features in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a settlement of 46 households, with meadow, woodlands and a mill, under the lordship of Ascelin. Its name is a derivation of Eschelling's (or Ascelin's) town. It once had the tallest maypole in Dorset – 86 feet (26 metres) high. An agricultural community, it specialised in the production of moss.
In the First World War, it earned the title "the bravest village in Britain", because of the high proportion of residents who volunteered to join the armed forces. In 1924 the Shillingstone lime works was started to extract lime from the chalk beds at Shillingstone Hill.
At the lower tier of local government, Shillingstone has a parish council of nine members which meets monthly to discuss planning applications, maintenance of allotments and the local recreation ground, and other local amenities.
At the upper tier of local government, Shillingstone is in the Dorset unitary district. For elections to Dorset Council it is the most populous parish in the Blackmore Vale electoral ward.
For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Shillingstone is in the North Dorset constituency, which is currently represented by the Conservative Simon Hoare.
The Church of the Holy Rood is a short distance away from the village and is of 12th-century origin, constructed in banded flint and ashlar masonry. It was enlarged in the 15th century and in the 19th century; George Frederick Bodley added the north aisle. The font is of the 12th century and the pulpit of the 17th. The hymn writer Edward Dayman was appointed rector of Shillingstone in 1842. About 150 metres (490 ft) south of the church is a medieval cross base.