Beaminster

Beaminster is a town and civil parish in , England, approximately 15 miles northwest of the county town . It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waddon Hill and Church of St Mary.

Archaeological site
is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near , in the county of . The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadwindsor and Netherbury.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the county of in . It lies two miles west of . was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.

Village
is a and civil parish in the English county of . It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, by the small , 1.5 miles south of and 4 miles north of .

Beaminster

Latitude
50.813° or 50° 48′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.7538° or 2° 45′ 14″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
9C2VR67W+5F
Geo­Names ID
7290817
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