Wimborne St. Giles
Wimborne St. Giles is a locality in East Dorset District, Dorset, England. Wimborne St. Giles is situated nearby to the village Cranborne, as well as near the hamlet Boveridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cranborne Manor and St Giles House.
Cranborne Manor
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cranborne Manor is a Grade I listed country house in Cranborne, Dorset, in southern England. The manor dates back to around 1207/8, and was originally a hunting lodge.
St Giles House
Manor estate
St Giles House is located at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles is the Church of England parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. Originally founded in the 13th century and rebuilt several times over the ensuing centuries, the present church is a mixture of Georgian and Gothic Revival architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentridge and 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 2½ miles north of Wimborne St. Giles.
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. Sixpenny Handley is situated 3½ miles northwest of Wimborne St. Giles.
Boveridge
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boveridge is a hamlet in Dorset, England about 1 mile north of Cranborne, 12 miles south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, and 10 miles north-east of Wimborne Minster, Dorset.
Wimborne St. Giles
- Type: Locality
- Location: East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.923° or 50° 55′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.9433° or 1° 56′ 36″ westElevation
272 feet (83 metres)Open location code
9C2WW3F4+5MGeoNames ID
7291557
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