Charminster

Charminster is a village and civil parish in west , England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road 1 mile north of the county town .
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  • Type: Village with 1,370 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, England
  • Also known as: Charminster, Dorset

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wolfeton House and Poundbury Hill.

Manor estate
is an early Tudor and Elizabethan manor house in , England. It is situated amongst water-meadows north-west of not far from the confluence of the rivers Frome and Cerne. It is near to the village of Charminster.

Archaeological site
is the site of a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial Bronze Age occupation site and an Iron Age hillfort.

Museum
The is a museum presenting dinosaurs in , the county town of , in southern . The is the only museum in mainland dedicated purely to dinosaurs. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Charminster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton Down and Poundbury.

Village
is a new village in , England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town . It lies within the civil parish of Charminster.

Suburb
is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.

is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Charminster

Latitude
50.73316° or 50° 43′ 59″ north
Longitude
-2.45619° or 2° 27′ 22″ west
Population
1,370
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9C2VPGMV+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28985975
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653318
Wiki­data ID
Q1215866
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Charminster” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Charminster
  • Bulgarian: Чарминстер
  • Catalan: Charminster, Dorset
  • Catalan: Charminster
  • Cebuano: Charminster
  • Chinese: Charminster
  • Czech: Charminster, Dorset
  • Czech: Charminster
  • Dutch: Charminster
  • French: Charminster
  • Irish: Charminster
  • Italian: Charminster
  • Japanese: チャーミンスター
  • Ladin: Charminster
  • Latin: Charminster
  • Min Nan Chinese: Charminster
  • Persian: چارمینستر
  • Polish: Charminster
  • Russian: Чарминстер
  • Spanish: Charminster
  • Swedish: Charminster
  • Welsh: Charminster

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mary the Virgin and Charminster Cemetery.

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