Coordinates: 51°03′40″N 2°18′43″W / 51.061°N 2.312°W Silton is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale four miles north west of Gillingham. The village has a population of 134 (As of 2001[update]).
It was for many years the country residence of Sir Hugh Wyndham (1602-1684), whose memorial by the sculptor Jan van Nost is in the parish church of St Nicholas.
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