Leigh
Leigh is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 5 miles south-southwest of Sherborne. It is known as the site of a former Miz Maze. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 480.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chetnole railway station and Parish Church of St Andrew.
Chetnole railway station
Railway station
Photo: Andrew Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole, Dorset, England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles north of Weymouth towards Westbury, and 147.5 miles from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Swindon and Westbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holywell and Longburton.
Holywell
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holywell is a hamlet in Dorset, England, located on the A37 roughly midway between Yeovil and Dorchester. A tributary of the River Frome passes through the hamlet. Holywell is situated 2½ miles southwest of Leigh.
Longburton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524. Longburton is situated 4 miles northeast of Leigh.
Up Cerne
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Up Cerne is a hamlet lying to the west of the River Cerne, between Minterne Magna and Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. It was the birthplace of John Mount Batten. Up Cerne is situated 4 miles southeast of Leigh.
Leigh
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8667° or 50° 51′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.5406° or 2° 32′ 26″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9C2VVF85+MQGeoNames ID
7298406
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