Melbury Abbas
Melbury Abbas is a locality in North Dorset District, Dorset, England. Melbury Abbas is situated nearby to the hamlet East Melbury, as well as near Cann Common.Places of Interest
Highlights include Compton Abbas and Shaftesbury Abbey.
Compton Abbas
Aerodrome
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Compton Abbas Airfield is a grass airstrip 2.7 NM south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Compton Abbas Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Shaftesbury Abbey
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Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. Shaftesbury Abbey is situated 2 miles northwest of Melbury Abbas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Fontmell Magna.
Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire.
Fontmell Magna
Village
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Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road five miles south of Shaftesbury and eight miles north of Blandford Forum. Fontmell Magna is situated 2 miles southwest of Melbury Abbas.
Compton Abbas
Village
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Compton Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It lies 3 miles south of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase.
Melbury Abbas
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9793° or 50° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.1708° or 2° 10′ 15″ westElevation
466 feet (142 metres)Open location code
9C2VXRHH+PMGeoNames ID
7291260
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