Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, overlooking the Blackmore Vale and just outside of the Cranborne Chase AONB. The town offers a large selection of supermarkets, shops, pubs and restaurants for all of your amenities. Shaftesbury dates back to the Anglo-Saxon era, with a delightful history, including Gold Hill, a steep ccobbled street and an adjacent abbey site.