Dorset
West Dorset District
Swyre

Swyre

Swyre is a small and civil parish in southwest , , situated in a valley beside 6 miles southeast of . In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 102.
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  • Type: Village with 104 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Swyre, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Swyre and Parish Church of St Mary.

Church
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in Swyre, , . The oldest part of the church has been dated to the early 15th century, with a partial rebuild and additions later made in the 19th century. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pub
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bexington and Chilcombe.

Village
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in south-west , , sited just behind the about 6 miles southeast of . It forms part of the civil parish of . The coast here is part of the , a World Heritage Site.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and civil parish in , England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles east of and 10 miles west of the county town, . is situated 1½ miles north of Swyre.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the county of in southwest England. It is sited on the small River Asker. It lies 11 miles west of the county town . is situated 2½ miles north of Swyre.

Swyre

Latitude
50.69353° or 50° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.669° or 2° 40′ 8″ west
Population
104
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
9C2VM8VJ+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158710200
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636362
Wiki­data ID
Q2915171
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swyre” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swyre”
  • Chinese: “Swyre”
  • Dutch: “Swyre”
  • French: “Swyre”
  • Irish: “Swyre”
  • Italian: “Swyre”
  • Ladin: “Swyre”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Swyre”
  • Persian: “سوایر”
  • Polish: “Swyre”
  • Swedish: “Swyre”
  • Welsh: “Swyre”
  • “Swyre”

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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 “Swyre”. Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.