Ringstead
Ringstead is a small seaside village located on the coast in Dorset, southern England. The area lies on the Jurassic Coast and is known for its natural environment and fossils. Ringstead Bay and White Nothe are to the east. Bran Point and Osmington Mills are to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: coastal village in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Ringstead, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Ringstead and St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth.
West Ringstead
Archaeological site
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Ringstead is a deserted medieval village located on the coast in Dorset, southern England. The village lies on the Jurassic Coast and is located west of the modern village of Ringstead.
St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth
Church
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Catherine-by-the-Sea is a Church of England church in Holworth, Dorset, England. The small wooden church, which forms part of the Watercombe Benefice, holds a service on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osmington Mills and Osmington.
Osmington Mills
Hamlet
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington 5 miles northeast of Weymouth.
Osmington
Village
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Osmington is a village and civil parish within Dorset, England, situated on the Jurassic Coast 4 miles north-east of Weymouth. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small settlements of Upton, Ringstead and Osmington Mills—had a population of 673. Osmington is situated 2 miles northwest of Ringstead.
Chaldon Herring
Village
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chaldon Herring or East Chaldon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, about 8 miles south-east of the county town of Dorchester. Chaldon Herring is situated 3 miles northeast of Ringstead.
Ringstead
- Categories: village, maritime settlement, and locality
- Location: Owermoigne, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.63188° or 50° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.353° or 2° 21′ 11″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C2VJJJW+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1138003397OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2639338Wikidata ID
Q102231623
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Ringstead” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ringstead (Dorset)”
- Basque: “Ringstead”
- Hausa: “Ringstead, Dorset”
- Irish: “Ringstead”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Holworth and King Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Creek Caravan Park and Ringstead Beach.
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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 “Ringstead”. Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.