Hooke

Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of in southern , situated about 7 miles northeast of the town of . It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 149 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Hook” and “Hooke, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hooke Court and Mapperton Manor House.

Hotel
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is a 17th-century manor house in the parish of Hooke in , .

Historic house
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is a historic house, which is situated 2 miles west of Hooke.

Church
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is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hooke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rampisham Down and Toller Whelme.

Locality
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is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs…

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in , England…

Village
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is a hamlet and civil parish in … is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hooke.

Hooke

Latitude
50.79911° or 50° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
-2.65929° or 2° 39′ 33″ west
Population
149
Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB IHO
Open location code
9C2VQ8XR+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432945246
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2646650
Wiki­data ID
Q1912719
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hooke” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hooke”
  • Dutch: “Hooke”
  • French: “Hooke”
  • Irish: “Hooke”
  • Italian: “Hooke (Dorset)”
  • Italian: “Hooke”
  • Ladin: “Hooke”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hooke”
  • Persian: “هوک، دورست”
  • Persian: “هوک”
  • Polish: “Hooke”
  • Swedish: “Hooke, Dorset”
  • Swedish: “Hooke”
  • Urdu: “ہوک، ڈورسیٹ”
  • Welsh: “Hooke, Dorset”
  • Welsh: “Hooke”
  • “Hooke”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Higher Kingcombe and Mount Pleasant.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Giles and Hooke Park College.

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