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The Shaftesbury 01747 Area Code (Shaftesbury Dialling Code)

The 01747 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Shaftesbury area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01747 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Shaftesbury area code is (01747) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01747 Area Code?

The Shaftesbury 01747 dialling code intersects the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire in the South West Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01747 Shaftesbury dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01747 Shaftesbury dialling code area. If you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone you do not need to use the 01747 dialling code.

Phoning the 01747 Dialling Code from Outside of the UK

If you are calling from outside of the UK. You will need to add the code for dialling internationally. This varies country to country, followed by the UK country code (44) followed by the area code without the initial zero (1747).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441747
Europe00441747
Australia0011441747

Map showing the location of the 01747 Shaftesbury Area Code

picture showing the location of the Shaftesbury area code
location of the Shaftesbury area code
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Origins of the 01747 Shaftesbury Area Code

Before the 16th April 1995 known as PhONEday which changed telephone area codes by inserting a 1 at the beginning. The area code was 0747.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01747 area was SH7. The first two characters are taken from the letters S and H in SHaftesbury. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 7, 4 and 7.

picture showing an old rotary dial for the Shaftesbury area code
An old rotary dial for the Shaftesbury area code.

Map of the 01747 Shaftesbury dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01747 Shaftesbury phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01747 area. Click on an icon for more details

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Map of the Shaftesbury area code
Map of the Shaftesbury area code and surrounding areas

Towns and Villages within the Shaftesbury 01747 dialling Code

Bourton
Fontmell Magna
Gillingham (North Dorset)
Hindon
Mere
Motcombe
Shaftesbury
Tisbury

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Shaftesbury 01747 dialling Code

BOURTON ATE (STBORTN)
DONHEAD ATE (NEW) (STDONHD)
EAST KNOYLE UAX (STEASTK)
EAST STOUR UAX (STEASTS)
FONTMELL MAGNA ATE (STFONTM)
GILLINGHAM ATE (STGILGM)
HINDON UAX (STHINDN)
MERE ATE (STMERE)
SHAFTESBURY ATE/PO (STSHABY)
TISBURY ATE (STTISBY)