Durweston

Durweston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies two miles northwest of the town of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the River Stour at the point where it flows out of the Blackmore Vale through a steep, narrow gap between the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hod Hill and Church of St Nicholas.

Hod Hill

Protected area

Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Marilyn Peddle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blandford Forum and Blandford St Mary.

Blandford Forum

Photo: MikeofDorset, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Blandford Forum is a market town in Dorset, England, on the River Stour, 13 miles north-west of Poole. It had a population of 10,355 at the 2021 census.

Blandford St Mary

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blandford St Mary is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The village is on the south bank of the River Stour, immediately opposite the larger town of Blandford Forum. Blandford St Mary is situated 3 miles southeast of Durweston.

Child Okeford

Village

Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Child Okeford is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, 3 miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Child Okeford lies downstream from Sturminster, along the River Stour, which passes half a mile west of the village. Child Okeford is situated 3 miles north of Durweston.

Durweston

Type: Locality
Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.8703° or 50° 52′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.2197° or 2° 13′ 11″ west

Elevation

459 feet (140 metres)

Open location code

9C2VVQCJ+44

GeoNames ID

7293394

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