Buckland Ripers

Buckland Ripers is a hamlet in Chickerell, West Dorset District, England. Buckland Ripers is situated nearby to the village Nottington, as well as near the suburb Redlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Upwey railway station.

Upwey railway station

Railway station

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Upwey railway station serves the Broadwey, Upwey and Littlemoor suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line, 140 miles 31 chains from London Waterloo and on the Heart of Wessex Line, 166 miles 30 chains from London Paddington.

Bob Lucas Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bob Lucas Stadium is a football stadium in Weymouth, England. It has been the home ground of Weymouth F.C. since 1987. It was formerly a greyhound racing and speedway stadium. Bob Lucas Stadium is situated 1½ miles south of Buckland Ripers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nottington and Broadwey.

Nottington

Village

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Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east.

Broadwey

Suburb

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Broadwey was a former village in the northern suburbs of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It lies on the B3159 road. In 2001, Broadwey and Upwey ward had a population of 4,349. St Nicholas' Church serves the suburb, as did Broadwey Methodist Church until 2021.