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 .
Wikipedia
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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
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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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
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is a new village in , England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town . It lies within the civil parish of Charminster.

Suburb
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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.

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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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Urdu: “چارمنسٹر”
  • Welsh: “Charminster”

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Notable Places Nearby

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