Highmore’s Hill

Highmore’s Hill is a hill in Milborne Port, South Somerset, England and has an elevation of 427 feet. Highmore’s Hill is situated nearby to the locality New Town, as well as near the village Milborne Port.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Evangelist, Milborne Port and Ven House.

Church of St John the Evangelist, Milborne Port

Church

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St John the Evangelist in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is a cruciform church of late Anglo-Saxon date and parts may well span the Norman Conquest. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

Ven House

Garden

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor house and a Grade I listed building.

Old St Cuthbert’s Church, Oborne

Church

Photo: BishopHerman, Public domain.

The Old St Cuthbert's Church in Oborne, Dorset, England was built in 1533. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleton and Poyntington.

Castleton

Village

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castleton is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Old Castle.

Poyntington

Village

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poyntington is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies on the edge of the Blackmore Vale about 2 miles north of Sherborne. Poyntington is situated 1½ miles northwest of Highmore’s Hill.

Sherborne

Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sherborne is a small town in England. A market town and civil parish in northwest Dorset, it's sited on the River Yeo on the edge of the Blackmore Vale.

Highmore’s Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 427 feet
Category: landform
Location: Milborne Port, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.96118° or 50° 57′ 40″ north

Longitude

-2.47562° or 2° 28′ 32″ west

Elevation

427 feet (130 metres)

Open location code

9C2VXG6F+FQ

GeoNames ID

12620706

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