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Motcombe

Motcombe is a village in , , . Motcombe is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Shaftesbury Abbey and Westminster Memorial Hospital.

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was an abbey that housed nuns in , . 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.

Hospital
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The is a small community hospital in , Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in the High Street, , , England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Shaftsbury Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Gillingham.

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is a town and civil parish in , England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of , near the border with .

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is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of , England. It lies on the B3095 and B3081 roads, approximately four miles south of the A303 trunk road and five miles northwest of .

Village
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is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the southwest of the county of , England. It lies to the west of the A350 primary route, about 3+1⁄4 miles north of , Dorset.

Motcombe

Latitude
51.0262° or 51° 1′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.2146° or 2° 12′ 53″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9C3V2QGP+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 43285689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7291567
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Motcombe” goes by many names.

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