Bincombe Down
Bincombe Down is a hill in Bincombe, West Dorset District, England and has an elevation of 554 feet. Bincombe Down is situated nearby to the village Upwey, as well as near the hamlet Winterborne Monkton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit and Holy Trinity Church, Bincombe.
Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit
Archaeological site
The Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit at Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset, was a mass grave of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of Scandinavian men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.
Holy Trinity Church, Bincombe
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church located in Bincombe, Dorset, England. The church dates back to the late 12th century, with subsequent additions and a restoration in 1865. It is a Grade I listed building.
St Laurence’s Church, Upwey
Church
St Laurence's Church is a Church of England parish church in Upwey, Dorset, England. Much of the existing church dates to the late 15th century, with some earlier fabric and later additions of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upwey and Broadwey.
Upwey
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area.
Broadwey
Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Littlemoor
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Littlemoor is a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Littlemoor is about 2 miles to the north of the town centre. The nearest railway station is Upwey 0.5 miles to the west. Littlemoor is situated 1½ miles south of Bincombe Down.
Bincombe Down
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 554 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Bincombe, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.67008° or 50° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.45716° or 2° 27′ 26″ westElevation
554 feet (169 metres)Open location code
9C2VMGCV+24GeoNames ID
12620423
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