Shillingstone

Shillingstone is a village in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum. In the 2001 census the population was 1,007 . [ [http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=324029 Shillingstone 2001 Census Parish Profile] ]

Until around 1997, it was the location of the now-defunct girls' boarding school, Croft House School.

Shillingstone railway station still survives intact on the former line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. It is one of the networks most preserved stations since the railway's closure in 1966. At present the station is under going extensive restoration by the North Dorset Railway Trust.

For information on Burials (1654 onwards) in "The Church of the Holy Rood" Churchyard, email Robert at shillingstone.net

It is the long-time home of Kevin Davis, the founder of the influential 'Davis Algorithm'.

External links

* [http://www.shillingstone-station-project.co.uk/ Shillingstone Station Project]
* [http://www.shillingstone.net/ The Church of the Holy Rood ]
* http://www.bleathwood.eclipse.co.uk/s&djr