Henbury
Henbury is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sturminster Marshall in Dorset, England. It lies on the A31 road. Henbury House is a classical Georgian house built in 1770.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Dorset, UK
- Also known as: “Henbury, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Philae obelisk and St Hubert’s Church, Corfe Mullen.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2 miles northeast of Henbury.
St Hubert’s Church, Corfe Mullen
Church
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Hubert's Church is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in Corfe Mullen, a district of Wimborne, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles northeast of Henbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashington and Almer.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 2½ miles east of Henbury.
Almer
Hamlet
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is situated 3 miles west of Henbury.
Wimborne Minster
Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.
Henbury
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Henbury” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Henbury, Dorset”
- Dutch: “Henbury”
- Japanese: “ヘンベリー”
- Polish: “Henbury (Dorset)”
- Polish: “Henbury”
- Welsh: “Henbury, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Henbury”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Pamphill and Charborough Tower.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Henbury”. Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.