Stinsford
Stinsford is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, about 1 mile east of Dorchester. The parish includes the settlements of Higher and Lower Bockhampton.Photo: Martinevans123, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 315 residents
- Description: village in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stinsford, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kingston Maurward House and Mount Pleasant henge.
Kingston Maurward House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston Maurward House is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in Dorset situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester.
Mount Pleasant henge
Archaeological site
Max Gate
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Max Gate is the former home of Thomas Hardy and is located on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was designed and built by Thomas Hardy for his own use in 1885 and he lived there until his death in 1928.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Poundbury.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. Poundbury is situated 2½ miles west of Stinsford.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 3 miles northwest of Stinsford.
Stinsford
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.71827° or 50° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.41066° or 2° 24′ 38″ westPopulation
315Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C2VPH9Q+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 1411689808OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7302255Wikidata ID
Q2355376
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Stinsford” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Stinsford”
- Bulgarian: “Стинсфорд”
- Catalan: “Stinsford”
- Cebuano: “Stinsford”
- Chinese: “Stinsford”
- Dutch: “Stinsford”
- French: “Stinsford”
- Irish: “Stinsford”
- Italian: “Stinsford”
- Ladin: “Stinsford”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Stinsford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stinsford”
- Persian: “استینزفورد”
- Polish: “Stinsford”
- Swedish: “Stinsford”
- Welsh: “Stinsford”
- Western Frisian: “Stinsford”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Bockhampton and Fordington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Michaels, Stinsford and Louds Mill.
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