Moreton
Moreton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Frome about 8 miles east of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 158 households and a population of 373.- Type: Village with 347 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, UK
- Also known as: “Moreton, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton and The Tank Museum.
St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton
Church
St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England.
The Tank Museum
Museum
The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting… The Tank Museum is situated 2 miles east of Moreton.
Clouds Hill
Clouds Hill is an isolated early 19th-century cottage… Clouds Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Moreton.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briantspuddle and Affpuddle.
Briantspuddle
Hamlet
Briantspuddle is a small village in the Piddle Valley… Briantspuddle is situated 2½ miles north of Moreton.
Affpuddle
Hamlet
Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish… Affpuddle is situated 2½ miles north of Moreton.
Woodsford
Hamlet
Woodsford is a village and civil parish beside the… Woodsford is situated 2½ miles west of Moreton.
Moreton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Moreton, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70363° or 50° 42′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.27973° or 2° 16′ 47″ west
Population
347
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB MRT
Open location code
9C2VPP3C+F4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Moreton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moreton”
- Chinese: “莫頓鎮”
- Chinese: “莫顿镇”
- Dutch: “Moreton”
- Finnish: “Moreton”
- French: “Moreton”
- Irish: “Moreton”
- Italian: “Moreton (Dorset)”
- Italian: “Moreton”
- Japanese: “モルトン”
- Ladin: “Moreton (Dorset)”
- Ladin: “Moreton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Moreton (Dorset)”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Moreton”
- Persian: “مورتون، دورست”
- Persian: “مورتون”
- Polish: “Moreton”
- Portuguese: “Moreton”
- Swedish: “Moreton, Dorset”
- Swedish: “Moreton”
- Urdu: “مورٹن، ڈورسیٹ”
- Welsh: “Moreton, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Moreton”
- “Moreton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fir Hill and Hurst.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Glebe House and The Walled Garden, Moreton.
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