Stoke Abbott
Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.Places of Interest
Highlights include Waddon Hill and Lewesdon Hill.
Waddon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.
Lewesdon Hill
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewesdon Hill is a hill near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset. The hill is owned and managed by the National Trust and is part of the Dorset National Landscape.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaminster and Broadwindsor.
Beaminster
Town
Photo: Anthony Warren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beaminster is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, approximately 15 miles northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit. Beaminster is situated 2½ miles east of Stoke Abbott.
Broadwindsor
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.
Netherbury
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Netherbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, by the small River Brit, 1.5 miles south of Beaminster and 4 miles north of Bridport.
Stoke Abbott
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7983° or 50° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.7892° or 2° 47′ 21″ westElevation
390 feet (119 metres)Open location code
9C2VQ6X6+88GeoNames ID
7298420
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