Hermitage

Hermitage is a small village and civil parish in the county of in southern . It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 6 miles south of the town of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 108 residents
  • Description: hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Hermitage, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Church of St Nicholas.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hermitage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cosmore and Up Cerne.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , situated just off the main A352 Sherborne-Dorchester road. It sits at the foot of Dogbury Hill, one of Dorset's highest points. is situated 2 miles east of Hermitage.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet lying to the west of the River Cerne, between and in , . It was the birthplace of John Mount Batten. is situated 2½ miles south of Hermitage.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in west , England. It is situated at the head of Sydling Water, a tributary of the River Frome, ten miles north of . The hamlet is in the parish of , about a mile north of the village. is situated 3½ miles south of Hermitage.

Hermitage

Latitude
50.8593° or 50° 51′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.50199° or 2° 30′ 7″ west
Population
108
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Open location code
9C2VVF5X+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 435189410
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
12261678
Wiki­data ID
Q2501722
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hermitage” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hermitage”
  • Chinese: “Hermitage”
  • Dutch: “Hermitage”
  • French: “Hermitage”
  • Irish: “Hermitage”
  • Ladin: “Hermitage (Dorset)”
  • Ladin: “Hermitage”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hermitage (Dorset)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hermitage”
  • Polish: “Hermitage”
  • Swedish: “Hermitage, Dorset”
  • Swedish: “Hermitage”
  • “Hermitage”

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