Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton is a locality in North Dorset District, Dorset, England. Sturminster Newton is situated nearby to the locality Yewstock, as well as near the village Hinton St Mary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fiddleford Manor and Sturminster Newton Castle.
Fiddleford Manor
Manor estate
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Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset. It is thought to have been originally built around 1370 for William Latimer, the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, after the manor passed to him in 1355.
Sturminster Newton Castle
Castle
Sturminster Newton Castle is a site consisting of the remains of a medieval manor house within an Iron Age hillfort, near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, England. The ruins are privately owned.
St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Newton
Church
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St Mary's Church is a Church of England Parish Church in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. The present church dates from a rebuild in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Orchard and Fifehead Neville.
West Orchard
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. West Orchard is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sturminster Newton.
Fifehead Neville
Village
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Fifehead Neville is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale about two miles southwest of the town of Sturminster Newton. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was 147. Fifehead Neville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sturminster Newton.
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 3½ miles southeast of Sturminster Newton.
Sturminster Newton
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9323° or 50° 55′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.3047° or 2° 18′ 17″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C2VWMJW+W4GeoNames ID
7294991
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