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About Long Cross, Dorset

Long Cross lies just outside Shaftesbury on Dorset's northern border with Wiltshire. Reach it via the A30 from either direction, or the A350 from Bath or Bournemouth. The area has over 30 EV charging points nearby. The village is named after a medieval stone cross that once marked the meeting point of ancient trackways.

Where is Long Cross, Dorset on the map?

Long Cross, Dorset is in England, at 51.009, -2.213 - about 7 km south-east of Cold Harbour, Dorset 2.

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What is the closest airport to Long Cross, Dorset?

The closest airport to Long Cross, Dorset is Bournemouth Airport, 50 km (about 53 min by car). Other airports nearby: Southampton Airport.

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