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About Poolestown

Poolestown lies along the A357 in rural Dorset, just two kilometres from Stalbridge and close to the Somerset border. The town serves as a useful waypoint for journeys between the A303 and Dorset's market towns, with the B3091 offering an eastern alternative. Its weekly cattle market, running since 1204, remains one of England's oldest continuous livestock markets.

Where is Poolestown on the map?

Poolestown is in England, at 50.946, -2.371 - about 8 km south-east of Abbas Combe.

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The closest airport to Poolestown is Bournemouth Airport, 54 km (about 57 min by car). Other airports nearby: Bristol Airport.

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