Lewesdon Hill
Lewesdon Hill is a hill near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset. The hill is owned and managed by the National Trust and is part of the Dorset National Landscape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waddon Hill and Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
Waddon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadwindsor and Stoke Abbott.
Broadwindsor
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.
Stoke Abbott
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.
Burstock
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burstock is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 5 miles south of Crewkerne. In the 2011 census the parish had 59 dwellings, 49 households and a population of 120.
Lewesdon Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 915 feet
- Description: hill in south west Dorset, England
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Broadwindsor, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.80758° or 50° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.79949° or 2° 47′ 58″ westElevation
915 feet (279 metres)Open location code
9C2VR652+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 9765250210OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Latin—“Lewesdon Hill” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Lewesdon Hill”
- Dutch: “Lewesdon Hill”
- Latin: “Lewesdon Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buck’s Head and Stoke Knap Farm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Front Courtyard and Cross Keys Inn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Lewesdon Hill”. Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.