Bran Point
Bran Point is a small headland on the Dorset coast in southern England, about halfway between the small villages of Ringstead to the east and Osmington Mills to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Ringstead and St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth.
West Ringstead
Archaeological site
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth
Church
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringstead and Osmington Mills.
Ringstead
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Village
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osmington is a village and civil parish within Dorset, England, situated on the Jurassic Coast 4 miles north-east of Weymouth. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small settlements of Upton, Ringstead and Osmington Mills—had a population of 673.
Bran Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.63164° or 50° 37′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.36548° or 2° 21′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C2VJJJM+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 12619101816OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3209867Wikidata ID
Q4956303
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bran Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bran Point (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Bran Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bran Point”
- Swedish: “Bran Point (udde)”
- Swedish: “Bran Point”
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