Ringstead Bay
Ringstead Bay is an open bay of the English Channel located 5 miles east of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The bay lies on the Jurassic Coast and in the Dorset National Landscape area, and is known for its natural environment and fossils.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth and West Ringstead.
St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth
Church
St Catherine-by-the-Sea is a Church of England church in Holworth, Dorset, England. The small wooden church, which forms part of the Watercombe Benefice, holds a service on the fourth Sunday of the month.
West Ringstead
Archaeological site
West Ringstead is a deserted medieval village located on the coast in Dorset, southern England. The village lies on the Jurassic Coast and is located west of the modern village of Ringstead.
Parish Church of St Nicholas
Church
Parish Church of St Nicholas is situated 2 miles northeast of Ringstead Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringstead and Osmington Mills.
Ringstead
Hamlet
Ringstead is a small seaside village located on the coast in Dorset, southern England. The area lies on the Jurassic Coast and is known for its natural environment and fossils. Ringstead Bay and White Nothe are to the east. Bran Point and Osmington Mills are to the west.
Osmington Mills
Hamlet
Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington 5 miles northeast of Weymouth. Osmington Mills is situated 1½ miles west of Ringstead Bay.
Chaldon Herring
Village
Chaldon Herring or East Chaldon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, about 8 miles south-east of the county town of Dorchester. Chaldon Herring is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ringstead Bay.
Ringstead Bay
- Type: Cove
- Description: bay in Dorset, England
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.62917° or 50° 37′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.33889° or 2° 20′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C2VJMH6+MC
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Welsh—“Ringstead Bay” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Ringstead Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ringstead Bay”
- Welsh: “Ringstead Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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