Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.
There are great places to visit near Shaftesbury including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum's towns if visiting the area around Shaftesbury.
The area close to Shaftesbury boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.
The area around Shaftesbury boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
Historic Buildings to visit near Shaftesbury include The Cobb.
Places near Shaftesbury feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).
There are a several good ancient sites in the Shaftesbury area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
Hills to visit near Shaftesbury include Eggardon Hill.
There are a number of castles near to Shaftesbury including Corfe Castle.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Shaftesbury like Corfe Castle.
Airports to visit near Shaftesbury include Bournemouth Airport.
Shaftesbury History
There are some historic monuments around Shaftesbury:
Places to see near Shaftesbury
History of Shaftesbury
King Canute died here in 1035, though he was buried at Winchester.Edward the Confessor licensed a third mint for the town. By the time of the Norman conquest in 1066 Shaftesbury had 257 houses, though many were destroyed in the ensuing years of conflict, and by the time the Domesday Book was compiled twenty years later, there were only 177 houses remaining, though this still meant that Shaftesbury was the largest town in Dorset at that time. Around this time the town’s ownership was equally shared between king and abbey. In the first English civil war (1135-1154) between Empress Matilda and King Stephen, an adulterine castle or fortified house was built on a small promontory at the western edge of the hill on which the old town was built. The site on Castle Hill, also known locally as Boltbury, is now under grass and is a scheduled monument.
