Poxwell
Poxwell is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is located 6 miles east of Weymouth. The current population of the parish is around 50.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 43 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, UK
- Also known as: “Poxwell, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and West Ringstead.
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. West Ringstead is situated 1½ miles south of Poxwell.
Parish Church of St Martin
Church
Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Martin is situated 2 miles northwest of Poxwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osmington and Osmington Mills.
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 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.
Ringstead
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Ringstead is situated 2 miles south of Poxwell.
Poxwell
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Poxwell, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.65649° or 50° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.36546° or 2° 21′ 56″ westPopulation
43Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C2VMJ4M+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 1558647492OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2639943Wikidata ID
Q7236958
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Poxwell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Poxwell”
- Dutch: “Poxwell”
- French: “Poxwell”
- Irish: “Poxwell”
- Ladin: “Poxwell”
- Polish: “Poxwell”
- Swedish: “Poxwell”
- Welsh: “Poxwell”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poxwell Big Wood and Osmington Holiday Park.
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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 “Poxwell”. Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.