Tarrant Rushton
Tarrant Rushton is a locality in North Dorset District, Dorset, England. Tarrant Rushton is situated nearby to the hamlet Tarrant Rawston, as well as near the locality Hemsworth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Badbury Rings and Church of St Mary, Tarrant Rushton.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
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Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west.
Buzbury Rings
Archaeological site
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Buzbury Rings is an Iron Age hillfort about 2 miles east of Blandford Forum and 1 mile northwest of the village of Tarrant Keyneston, in Dorset, England. It is a scheduled monument. Buzbury Rings is situated 2 miles west of Tarrant Rushton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrant Rushton and Witchampton.
Tarrant Rushton
Village
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Tarrant Rushton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. The village is situated in the Tarrant Valley about three miles east of Blandford Forum.
Witchampton
Village
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Witchampton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Allen 5 miles north of Wimborne Minster. The 2011 census recorded a population of 398. Witchampton is situated 2½ miles east of Tarrant Rushton.
Spetisbury
Village
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Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 3½ miles southwest of Tarrant Rushton.
Tarrant Rushton
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8528° or 50° 51′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.0684° or 2° 4′ 6″ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C2VVW3J+4JGeoNames ID
7296227
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