River Char
The River Char is a river in Dorset. The Char runs a few miles from Bettiscombe to Charmouth, passing Pilsdon and Whitchurch Canonicorum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Char” and “River Car”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and St Andrew’s Church.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Ray Beer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Catherston Leweston, Dorset, England. It was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built in 1857–58.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charmouth and Catherston Leweston.
Charmouth
Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
Charmouth is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England. The village is situated on the mouth of the River Char, around 1+1⁄2 miles north-east of Lyme Regis.
Catherston Leweston
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catherston Leweston is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It lies approximately 2 miles northeast of Lyme Regis.
Morcombelake
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morcombelake is a small village near Bridport in Dorset, England, within the ancient parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum. Golden Cap, part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, is nearby. Morcombelake is situated 1½ miles northeast of River Char.
River Char
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Char” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Char”
- Swedish: “River Char”
- Welsh: “Afon Char”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wootton Fitzpaine and Whitchurch Canonicorum.
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Highlights include Charmouth Beach and Conegar Hill.
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