Gillingham

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Gillingham is a market town in the northern part of Dorset, England, known for its rural surroundings and role as a local commercial and transport hub.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gillingham canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf market town
town
ceremonialCounty Dorset
country England
distanceTo approximately 120 miles west of London
approximately 30 miles west of Salisbury
approximately 4 miles northwest of Shaftesbury
economicActivity light industry
retail
services
governingBody Dorset Council
hasChurch St Mary the Virgin Church, Gillingham
hasDialCode 01747
hasFeature railway junction for North Dorset area
surrounding agricultural land
hasLeisureFacility Gillingham Leisure Centre
hasMarket local market
hasNeighbourhood Bay
Ham
Milton-on-Stour
Peacemarsh
Wyke
hasParishStatus civil parish
hasPostcodeArea SP
hasPostcodeDistrict SP8
hasRailwayStation Gillingham railway station
hasRiver River Stour
hasRole local commercial hub
transport hub
hasSecondarySchool Gillingham School
locatedIn Dorset
southwest England
surface form: South West England

United Kingdom
nearbyTown Mere
Shaftesbury
Wincanton
OSGridReference ST805265
partOf North Dorset
railwayLine West of England Main Line
region southwest England
surface form: West Country
roadAccess A303
B3081
B3092
servedBy South Western Railway
surroundedBy rural countryside

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorset hasMajorTown Gillingham
North Dorset hasPostTown Gillingham