Beaminster
Beaminster is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Beaminster is situated nearby to the locality Newtown, as well as near Meerhay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waddon Hill and Church of St Mary.
Waddon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaminster and Netherbury.
Beaminster
Town
Photo: Anthony Warren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beaminster is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, approximately 15 miles northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit.
Netherbury
Village
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Netherbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, by the small River Brit, 1.5 miles south of Beaminster and 4 miles north of Bridport.
Broadwindsor
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.
Beaminster
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.813° or 50° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.7538° or 2° 45′ 14″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9C2VR67W+5FGeoNames ID
7290817
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