Whitchurch Canonicorum
Whitchurch Canonicorum is a locality in West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Whitchurch Canonicorum is situated nearby to the hamlet Ryall, as well as near the village Morcombelake.Places of Interest
Highlights include Marshwood Castle and Church of St Candida and Holy Cross.
Marshwood Castle
Castle
Marshwood Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Marshwood, Dorset, within the Vale of Marshwood. It was built by William de Mandeville following his elevation to Baron Marshwood in 1205 by King John, and is first recorded as a built castle in 1215.
Church of St Candida and Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Candida and Holy Cross is an Anglican church in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England. A Saxon church stood on the site but nothing remains of that structure.
Hardown Hill
Peak
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hardown Hill is a hill between Ryall and Morcombelake in the county of Dorset, England. It rises west of the South Dorset Downs, close to the Dorset coast, and overlooks the Marshwood Vale to the north.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charmouth and Lyme Regis.
Charmouth
Photo: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0.
Charmouth is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England. The village is situated on the mouth of the River Char, around 1.5 miles north-east of Lyme Regis.
Lyme Regis
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border.
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Village
Photo: Malcolm Etherington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of Morcombelake, Ryall and Fishpond Bottom – had a population of 684.
Whitchurch Canonicorum
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7597° or 50° 45′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.86° or 2° 51′ 36″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9C2VQ45R+V2GeoNames ID
7298427
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