Bincombe
Bincombe is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Bincombe is situated nearby to the village Upwey, as well as near the suburb Littlemoor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Upwey railway station and Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit.
Upwey railway station
Railway station
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Upwey railway station serves the Broadwey, Upwey and Littlemoor suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line, 140 miles 31 chains from London Waterloo and on the Heart of Wessex Line, 166 miles 30 chains from London Paddington.
Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit
Archaeological site
The Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit at Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset, was a mass grave of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of Scandinavian men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age. Maiden Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bincombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Weymouth.
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.
Weymouth
Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weymouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.
Nottington
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east. Nottington is situated 2 miles southwest of Bincombe.
Bincombe
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6639° or 50° 39′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.4465° or 2° 26′ 48″ westElevation
466 feet (142 metres)Open location code
9C2VMH73+H9GeoNames ID
7295013
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