Gold Hill is a hill and a famous street in Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. Shaftesbury is a Town in North Dorset, England, situated on the A30 road near the Wiltshire border 20 Miles west of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast It is a steep cobbled street featured on the cover of countless books about Dorset and rural England.
It has also been the site of television advertisements for Hovis bread, directed by Ridley Scott. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Hovis is a UK Brand of Flour and Bread, now owned by Premier Foods. Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Gold Hill was also featured in a recent advert for Morrisons. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. At the top of the street is the 14th century St Peter's church, one of the few pre-18th century buildings remaining in Shaftesbury. Position in the Church of England In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system This ancient cobbled street, running beside the walls of King Alfred's abbey, also features on countless chocolate boxes and calendars. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset.
Each year, Shaftesbury plays host to the Gold Hill Fair, named after the town's famous landmark, to raise money for local charities. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates It is the largest free event in Dorset and attracts over 12,000 visitors.