Horton

Horton is a village in , England, situated on the boundary between the chalk downland of and the Dorset Heaths, and ten miles north of . The village has a population of 515.
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  • Type: Village with 493 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Horton, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St Wolfrida and All Saints’ Church, Chalbury.

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

Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is a church in , , England.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hinton Martell and Knowlton.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish…

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of , . is situated 1½ miles north of Horton.

Hamlet
and its southerly neighbour Lower are hamlets in the English county of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Horton.

Horton

Latitude
50.86686° or 50° 52′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.95816° or 1° 57′ 29″ west
Population
493
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ZBM
Open location code
9C2WV28R+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 19820601
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646549
Wiki­data ID
Q2204746
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Horton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Horton”
  • Dutch: “Horton”
  • French: “Horton”
  • Irish: “Horton”
  • Italian: “Horton (Dorset)”
  • Italian: “Horton”
  • Japanese: “ホートン”
  • Ladin: “Horton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Horton (Dorset)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Horton”
  • Persian: “هورتون، دورست”
  • Persian: “هورتون”
  • Polish: “Horton”
  • Swedish: “Horton, Dorset”
  • Swedish: “Horton”
  • Turkish: “Horton, Dorset”
  • Urdu: “ہورٹن، ڈورسیٹ”
  • Welsh: “Horton, Dorset”
  • Welsh: “Horton”
  • “Horton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chalbury Common and Haythorne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Horton and Chalbury Village Hall and Horton Estate Vineyard.

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