Godmanstone
Godmanstone is a village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. Its name means "Godman's Farm" and it is sited by the River Cerne amongst chalk hills of the Dorset Downs.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 166 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Godmanstone, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Godmanstone and Nether Cerne Manor.
Holy Trinity Church, Godmanstone
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church at Godmanstone, Dorset, England. The church has 12th century origins and is a Grade I listed building.
Grimstone Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Nigej, Public domain.
Grimstone Viaduct is a railway bridge at Grimstone in Dorset, south-western England. It carries the Heart of Wessex Line over a road junction off the A37 road. It is directly north of the site of the closed Grimstone and Frampton railway station. Grimstone Viaduct is situated 2½ miles southwest of Godmanstone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nether Cerne and Charlton Down.
Nether Cerne
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nether Cerne is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset unitary authority administrative area, about 5 miles north of the county town Dorchester and 12 miles south of Sherborne.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 2 miles southeast of Godmanstone.
Grimstone
Village
Photo: Nigej, Public domain.
Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset. The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966. Grimstone is situated 2½ miles southwest of Godmanstone.
Godmanstone
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Godmanstone, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77392° or 50° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.47365° or 2° 28′ 25″ westPopulation
166Elevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C2VQGFG+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 432990037OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2648369Wikidata ID
Q952973
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Godmanstone” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Godmanstone”
- Chinese: “Godmanstone”
- Dutch: “Godmanstone”
- French: “Godmanstone”
- Irish: “Godmanstone”
- Italian: “Godmanstone”
- Japanese: “ゴッドマンストーン”
- Ladin: “Godmanstone”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Godmanstone”
- Persian: “گادمنستون”
- Polish: “Godmanstone”
- Swedish: “Godmanstone”
- Urdu: “گاڈ مینسٹون”
- Welsh: “Godmanstone”
- “Godmanstone”
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