Buckhorn Weston is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, situated in the Blackmore Vale about three miles west of the town of Gillingham. With a population of 356 in 2011, it offers a quiet rural setting on the edge of the former royal hunting ground of Gillingham Forest.
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Buckhorn Weston is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale about three miles west of the town of Gillingham and on the western edge of the former royal hunting ground of Gillingham Forest. The underlying geology is Oxford clay and Corallian limestone. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 356. The locality is part of the SP 8 postal district, placing it within the broader Dorset region. Residents benefit from the village’s rural character and proximity to the historic forested area, while still being close to the services and amenities of nearby Gillingham.