Holwell
Holwell is a locality in West Dorset District, England. Holwell is situated nearby to the hamlet The Borough, as well as near the locality Hill Street.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England. It was designed by Robert Howard Shout and built in 1856–57. The church is a Grade II listed building.
King’s Stag Memorial Chapel
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King's Stag Memorial Chapel is a Church of England chapel in King's Stag, Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folke and Longburton.
Folke
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately 3.5 miles south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of 2,120 acres and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. Folke is situated 2½ miles northwest of Holwell.
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 3½ miles west of Holwell.
Alweston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne. Alweston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Holwell.
Holwell
- Type: Locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.9034° or 50° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.4294° or 2° 25′ 46″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C2VWH3C+86GeoNames ID
7300416
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