Dorset
West Dorset District
Puncknowle

Puncknowle

Puncknowle is a village and civil parish in the county of in southwest , situated on the southern slopes of the Bride Valley approximately 5 miles east of and 1.5 miles north of on the .
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  • Type: Village with 429 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Puncknowle, Dorset” and “Puncknowll”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St Mary and Crown Inn.

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

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

Church
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England church in , , . 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.

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 Puncknowle. 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, .

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 Puncknowle.

Puncknowle

Latitude
50.6957° or 50° 41′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.66038° or 2° 39′ 37″ west
Population
429
Elevation
285 feet (87 metres)
Open location code
9C2VM8WQ+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29821013
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639849
Wiki­data ID
Q2141885
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In Other Languages

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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Home Farm and Puncknowle Village Hall.

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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 “Puncknowle”. Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.