Leigh Drummers; The Castle

Leigh Drummers; The Castle is a castle in Leigh, West Dorset District, England. Leigh Drummers; The Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Cosmore, as well as near Holywell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parish Church of St Andrew and Chetnole railway station.

Parish Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Andrew is situated 1 mile northwest of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Chetnole railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andrew Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole, Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles north of Weymouth towards Westbury, and 147.5 miles from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury. Chetnole railway station is situated 2 miles west of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles east of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cosmore and Holywell.

Cosmore

Hamlet

Cosmore is a hamlet in Dorset, situated just off the main A352 Sherborne-Dorchester road. It sits at the foot of Dogbury Hill, one of Dorset's highest points. Cosmore is situated 3 miles east of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Holywell

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holywell is a hamlet in Dorset, England, located on the A37 roughly midway between Yeovil and Dorchester. A tributary of the River Frome passes through the hamlet. Holywell is situated 3 miles southwest of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Up Cerne

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Up Cerne is a hamlet lying to the west of the River Cerne, between Minterne Magna and Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. It was the birthplace of John Mount Batten. Up Cerne is situated 3½ miles southeast of Leigh Drummers; The Castle.

Leigh Drummers; The Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Leigh, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.8676° or 50° 52′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.52858° or 2° 31′ 43″ west

Elevation

367 feet (112 metres)

Open location code

9C2VVF9C+2H

GeoNames ID

6286274

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