Moreton
Moreton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Frome about 8 miles east of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 158 households and a population of 373.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Tank Museum and Moreton railway station.
The Tank Museum
Museum
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The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England. It is about 1 mile north of the village of Wool and 12 miles west of the major port of Poole. The Tank Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Moreton.
Moreton railway station
Railway station
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Moreton railway station serves the villages of Moreton and Crossways in Dorset, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is served by their trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth. The station is 130 miles 24 chains down the line from Waterloo.
St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton
Church
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St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodsford and Affpuddle.
Woodsford
Hamlet
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Woodsford is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. Woodsford is situated 2 miles west of Moreton.
Affpuddle
Hamlet
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Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, 9 miles east of Dorchester. Affpuddle is situated 3 miles north of Moreton.
Tolpuddle
Village
Photo: Gillian Moy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolpuddle is a village in the civil parish of Burleston and Tolpuddle, in Dorset, England, on the River Piddle from which it takes its name, 8 miles east of Dorchester, the county town, and 12 miles west of Poole. Tolpuddle is situated 3½ miles north of Moreton.
Moreton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7006° or 50° 42′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.293° or 2° 17′ 35″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9C2VPP24+6QGeoNames ID
7293407
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