Worth Matravers

Worth Matravers is a and civil parish in the county of . The village is situated on the cliffs west of . It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 275 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Worth” and “Worth Matravers, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Square and Compass and St. Aldhelm’s Chapel.

Pub
Photo: Slim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a Grade II listed public house in Worth Matravers, . Built in the 18th century as a pair of cottages before becoming a public house, the got its name in 1830 from a landlord who had been a stonemason.

Church
Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, , . It stands close to the cliffs, 108 metres above sea level.

Bunker
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bunker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winspit and Acton.

Locality
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the , , England. To the west and east are the hills of West Man and East Man.

Hamlet
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of , on the , in the county of in the south of . was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.

Locality
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is part of the near in the in , . is a flat area of rock at the base of a small cliff.

Worth Matravers

Latitude
50.59661° or 50° 35′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.03859° or 2° 2′ 19″ west
Population
275
Elevation
427 feet (130 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WMV
Open location code
9C2VHXW6+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26044908
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2633518
Wiki­data ID
Q285555
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Worth Matravers” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Worth Matravers”
  • Chinese: “Worth Matravers”
  • Dutch: “Worth Matravers”
  • French: “Worth Matravers”
  • German: “Worth Matravers”
  • Irish: “Worth Matravers”
  • Italian: “Worth Matravers”
  • Japanese: “ワース・マットレイヴァーズ”
  • Japanese: “ワース・マトレイヴァーズ”
  • Ladin: “Worth Matravers”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Worth Matravers”
  • Persian: “ورث متریورز”
  • Polish: “Worth Matravers”
  • Swedish: “Worth Matravers”
  • Welsh: “Worth Matravers”
  • “Worth Matravers”

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