Pamphill

Pamphill is a castle in Pamphill, East Dorset District, England. Pamphill is situated nearby to Philae obelisk, as well as near the manor estate Kingston Lacy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philae obelisk and Kingston Lacy.

Philae obelisk

Obelisk

Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in 1818, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Pamphill.

Kingston Lacy

Manor estate

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Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Pamphill.

St Stephen’s Church, Pamphill

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Stephen's is the parish church of Pamphill in Dorset, England. The current church lies on the site of a former church dating from 1229. The current church was laid out for construction in 1846 at the end of an avenue of trees. St Stephen’s Church, Pamphill is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Pamphill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimborne Minster and Ashington.

Wimborne Minster

Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.

Ashington

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pamphill.

Hinton Parva

Village

Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hinton Parva is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in east Dorset, England, three miles north of Wimborne Minster. The parish had a population of 56 in 2001 and included the nearby village of Stanbridge. Hinton Parva is situated 2½ miles north of Pamphill.

Pamphill

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

50.80494° or 50° 48′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.02265° or 2° 1′ 22″ west

Elevation

164 feet (50 metres)

Open location code

9C2VRX3G+XW

GeoNames ID

6287602

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