In the top row of pictures:
- White Mill bridge, probably 16th century, providing a crossing over the River Stour at the southern edge of the parish (picture)
- White Mill, mid-18th century, water-powered corn mill (picture)
- Crossroads at the heart of the village, remains of village cross, village pub beyond (picture)
- Church of St Bartholomew, 12th century with several modifications and additions dating from most centuries thereafter (picture)
- View across the Stour valley from fields to the north-west of Shapwick (picture)
In the bottom row of pictures:
- Cottages on Church Street, probably 18th century origin (picture)
- The old village school (picture)
- School Cottage, late 18th or early 19th century (picture)
- Looking north-eastwards out of the village along High Street which is on the line of the Roman road Ackling Dyke (picture)
- Looking back down to the village from where High Street eventually joins the B3082, near Badbury Rings (picture)
Other sites on the web
The Dorset Page:
Shapwick
local information and links to further resources on the web
Maps of the area on streetmap.co.uk: 1:50,000 detail,
1:250,000
locality and route to get there
 The pictures of Shapwick in this gallery were captured at high resolution. This is images of dorset stock photography gallery 036 All photographs copyright © 19982003 John Allen
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