Sixpenny Handley
Sixpenny Handley is a locality in East Dorset District, Dorset, England. Sixpenny Handley is situated nearby to the locality Dean, as well as near Woodcutts.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wor Barrow and Church of St Mary.
Wor Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wor Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow on Cranborne Chase, about 1 mile east of Sixpenny Handley in Dorset, England. It is a scheduled monument. Its excavation by Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1893–1894 has been described as "an important event in the study of British archaeology".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sixpenny Handley and Gussage St Michael.
Sixpenny Handley
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sixpenny Handley or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum.
Gussage St Michael
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gussage Saint Michael is a small village in Dorset, in the south of England. At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 219. Gussage St Michael is tucked off the main A354 as it runs through the Cranborne Chase, ten miles from Blandford Forum and fourteen miles from Salisbury. Gussage St Michael is situated 3 miles south of Sixpenny Handley.
Pentridge
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, lying in the north-east of the county. Pentridge is situated 3½ miles east of Sixpenny Handley.
Sixpenny Handley
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9466° or 50° 56′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.0245° or 2° 1′ 28″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C2VWXWG+M6GeoNames ID
7291556
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