Charminster
Charminster is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Charminster is situated nearby to the village Charlton Down, as well as near the locality Forston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wolfeton House and St Mary’s Church, Bradford Peverell.
Wolfeton House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolfeton House is an early Tudor and Elizabethan manor house in Dorset, England. It is situated amongst water-meadows north-west of Dorchester not far from the confluence of the rivers Frome and Cerne. It is near to the village of Charminster.
St Mary’s Church, Bradford Peverell
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England. It was designed by Decimus Burton and built in 1849–50. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
Poundbury Hill
Archaeological site
Poundbury Hill is the site of a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial Bronze Age occupation site and an Iron Age hillfort. Poundbury Hill is situated 2 miles south of Charminster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Poundbury.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. Poundbury is situated 2½ miles south of Charminster.
Godmanstone
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Godmanstone is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester.
Charminster
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7497° or 50° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.4567° or 2° 27′ 24″ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9C2VPGXV+V8GeoNames ID
7293414
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