Wraxall
Wraxall is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset, consisting of the two hamlets Higher Wraxall and Lower Wraxall. It is situated in a valley in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs, about 11 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 47 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Wraxall, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parish Church of St Mary and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hooke and Chalmington.
Hooke
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about 7 miles northeast of the town of Bridport. It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. Hooke is situated 2 miles west of Wraxall.
Chalmington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chalmington is a small hamlet close to the village of Cattistock, in west Dorset, England.
Rampisham Down
Locality
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Rampisham Down is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs, eight miles north west of Dorchester in west Dorset, England. The highest part of the hill is 221 metres.
Wraxall
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wraxall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wraxall”
- Dutch: “Wraxall, Dorset”
- French: “Wraxall”
- Irish: “Wraxall”
- Japanese: “ラクソール (ドーセット)”
- Ladin: “Wraxall (Dorset)”
- Ladin: “Wraxall”
- Polish: “Wraxall (Dorset)”
- Polish: “Wraxall”
- Swedish: “Wraxall”
- Welsh: “Wraxall, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Wraxall”
- “Wraxall”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Hill and West Hill.
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