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Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest , England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of . In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of , and Fishpond Bottom – had a population of 684.
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Photo: Malcolm Etherington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 312 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England
  • Also known as: “Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset” and “Whitechurch Canonicorum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Candida and Holy Cross and Hardown Hill.

Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, , England. A Saxon church stood on the site but nothing remains of that structure.

Peak
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill between and in the county of , . It rises west of the South Dorset Downs, close to the Dorset coast, and overlooks the Marshwood Vale to the north.

Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morcombelake and Ryall.

Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village near in , , within the ancient parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum. , part of the World Heritage Site, is nearby.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small in the county of , on the south coast of . It is situated roughly midway between the towns of and , with the county town of about 20 miles to the east.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the county of in southwest . It lies approximately 2 miles northeast of . is situated 1½ miles west of Whitchurch Canonicorum.

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Latitude
50.75377° or 50° 45′ 14″ north
Longitude
-2.85874° or 2° 51′ 32″ west
Population
312
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Open location code
9C2VQ43R+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1600651297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634123
Wiki­data ID
Q1217609
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whitchurch Canonicorum” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Chinese: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Dutch: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • French: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Irish: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Italian: “Whitechurch Canonicorum”
  • Ladin: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Latin: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Persian: “ویتچارچ کننایکوروم”
  • Polish: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Russian: “Уитчёрч Каноникорум”
  • Swedish: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Turkish: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • Welsh: “Whitchurch Canonicorum”
  • “Whitchurch Canonicorum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whitchurch Canonicorum Village Hall and Church Coppice.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whitchurch Canonicorum”. Photo: Malcolm Etherington, CC BY-SA 2.0.