Long Cross
Long Cross is a hamlet in Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, England. Long Cross is situated nearby to the suburb Enmore Green, as well as near the hamlet Alcester.Places of Interest
Highlights include St John’s Church, Enmore Green and Shaftesbury Abbey.
St John’s Church, Enmore Green
Church
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St John's Church is a Church of England parish church in Enmore Green, Dorset, England. The church was designed by George Alexander and built in 1842–43. It is a Grade II listed building.
Shaftesbury Abbey
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Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII.
Westminster Memorial Hospital
Hospital
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The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Duncliffe Wood.
Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire.
Duncliffe Wood
Locality
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duncliffe Wood is an ancient woodland on the summit of Duncliffe Hill, a few miles west of Shaftesbury. The area of the site is 92.16 hectares, making it one of the largest ancient woodlands in North Dorset. Duncliffe Wood is situated 2 miles west of Long Cross.
Stour Row
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stour Row is a village in north Dorset, England, situated beside Duncliffe Hill three miles southwest of Shaftesbury. It lies within the parish of the neighbouring village of Stour Provost. Stour Row is situated 2½ miles southwest of Long Cross.
Long Cross
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.00891° or 51° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.21244° or 2° 12′ 45″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
9C3V2Q5Q+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9421477272OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13267876
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