Burstock
Burstock is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Burstock is situated nearby to the hamlet Hursey, as well as near the village Broadwindsor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pilsdon Pen and Lewesdon Hill.
Pilsdon Pen
Peak
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster.
Lewesdon Hill
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewesdon Hill is a hill near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset. The hill is owned and managed by the National Trust and is part of the Dorset National Landscape.
Waddon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadwindsor and Beaminster.
Broadwindsor
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.
Beaminster
Town
Photo: Anthony Warren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beaminster is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, approximately 15 miles northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit. Beaminster is situated 3½ miles east of Burstock.
Stoke Abbott
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190. Stoke Abbott is situated 2 miles southeast of Burstock.
Burstock
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.821° or 50° 49′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.8193° or 2° 49′ 9″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
9C2VR5CJ+97GeoNames ID
7291597
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