Winterborne Monkton
Winterborne Monkton is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Winterborne Monkton is situated nearby to the hamlet Winterborne Herringston, as well as near the suburb Poundbury.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Maumbury Rings.
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.
Maumbury Rings
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge in the south of Dorchester town in Dorset, England. It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east.
Dorchester West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other being Dorchester South. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all services that stop here.
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.
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 3½ miles south of Winterborne Monkton.
Winterborne Monkton
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6941° or 50° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.4617° or 2° 27′ 42″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C2VMGVQ+J8GeoNames ID
7295031
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