Melbury Abbas

Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north , . It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of , 2 miles south-southwest of the town of .
Wikipedia
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  • Village with 301 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 453 feet (138 metres)
  • …is also known as “Melbury Abbas, Dorset”
  • Description: village in Dorset, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Compton Abbas.

Church
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Aerodrome
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Airfield is a grass airstrip 3 miles south of , , .

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was an abbey that housed nuns in , . is situated 2 miles northwest of Melbury Abbas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Compton Abbas and Fontmell Magna.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Melbury Abbas.

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is a town and civil parish in , England.

Melbury Abbas

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Latitude
50.97882° or 50° 58′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.16931° or 2° 10′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C2VXRHJ+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30106387
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642799
Wiki­data ID
Q2320378

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Melbury Abbas” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Dutch: “Melbury Abbas”
  • French: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Irish: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Italian: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Ladin: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Persian: “ملبری اباس”
  • Polish: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Swedish: “Melbury Abbas”
  • Urdu: “میلبری ایباس”
  • Welsh: “Melbury Abbas”

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