Gold Hill - Shaftesbury, Dorset - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

"One of the most photographed streets in Great Britain, Gold Hill is perhaps best known for its association with the famous Hovis bread advert that was filmed here in 1973, directed by Ridley Scott.

Not so well known - but no less breathtaking - are the far reaching views across Dorset that can be enjoyed from the wonderful Park Lane which lies immediatley to the right of Gold Hill."

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"The origin of the name Gold Hill is not certain but one theory is that it comes from ‘Gild Hall’ as today’s Town Hall stands at the crest of the hill.

To one side of Gold Hill, facing the famous cottages, is the original buttressed wall of the Abbey grounds. The remains of King Edward the Martyr (reputedly murdered by his stepmother at Corfe Castle, near Wareham) were interred at the Abbey in 979 and later King Canute died here, although he is buried in Winchester.

Shaftesbury Town Museum, which explains the town’s history over the centuries, is at the top of Gold Hill, tucked away in one of the historic cottages. Its unique displays include original Dorset bonnets and buttons – once a thriving cottage industry in Shaftesbury – and the ‘Byzant’, a gold festival totem that played an important role in the town’s water gathering ceremony."

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