Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill is a hill about 1 mile northwest of Minterne Magna and about 10 miles north of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. Its prominence qualifies it as one of the so-called HuMPs.Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 876 feet
- Description: hill in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Telegraph Hill, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and St Andrew’s Church, Minterne Magna.
St Andrew’s Church, Minterne Magna
Church
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church at Minterne Magna, Dorset, England. The church has 15th century origins and is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Up Cerne and Cosmore.
Up Cerne
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Up Cerne is a hamlet lying to the west of the River Cerne, between Minterne Magna and Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. It was the birthplace of John Mount Batten. Up Cerne is situated 1½ miles southeast of Telegraph Hill.
Cosmore
Hamlet
Cosmore is a hamlet in Dorset, situated just off the main A352 Sherborne-Dorchester road. It sits at the foot of Dogbury Hill, one of Dorset's highest points. Cosmore is situated 2 miles east of Telegraph Hill.
Up Sydling
Hamlet
Up Sydling is a hamlet in west Dorset, England. It is situated at the head of Sydling Water, a tributary of the River Frome, ten miles north of Dorchester. The hamlet is in the parish of Sydling St Nicholas, about a mile north of the village. Up Sydling is situated 2½ miles southwest of Telegraph Hill.
Telegraph Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Up Cerne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Telegraph Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Telegraph Hill, Dorset”
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