Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile inland from the English Channel coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens and Abbotsbury Swannery.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Garden
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The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is a visitor attraction near the village of Abbotsbury, Dorset, southern England. They are Grade I listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbotsbury Swannery is a colony of nesting mute swans near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. Located on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet Lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach, it is the only managed swannery in the world, and can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs.
St Catherine’s Chapel
Church
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St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated on a hill above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage and became a Grade I listed building in 1956.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Bexington.
West Bexington
Village
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Bexington is a village in south-west Dorset, England, sited just behind the Chesil Beach about 6 miles southeast of Bridport. It forms part of the civil parish of Puncknowle. The coast here is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. West Bexington is situated 3½ miles northwest of Abbotsbury.
Abbotsbury
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6555° or 50° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.5938° or 2° 35′ 38″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C2VMC44+6FGeoNames ID
7291270
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