Archaeological sites · South East England
Blandford Forest
Blandford Forest — forest in Blandford Forum, England.
Marilyn Peddle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Blandford Forest is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "forest in Blandford Forum, England". Coordinates: 50.8610°, -2.2380°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blandford Forest is a scattered area of woodland centred to the northwest of the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Forest has one scheduled archaeological site: the ancient earthwork of Crossdyke on Okeford Hill near Shillingstone.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8610, -2.2380
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Durweston
- Postcode
- DT11 0DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
Sources
- wikidata: Q55099002 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blandford Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blandford Forest?
- Blandford Forest is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT11 0DY), in the parish of Durweston.
- Who owns Blandford Forest?
- Blandford Forest is owned by | website =.
- Is Blandford Forest a protected site?
- Yes — Blandford Forest is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB) and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Blandford Forest?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT11 0DY. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.