Leigh
Leigh is a quarter in Colehill, East Dorset District, England. Leigh is situated nearby to the suburb St Johns, as well as near Colehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wimborne Minster and Museum of East Dorset.
Wimborne Minster
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library.
Museum of East Dorset
Museum
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of East Dorset is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster.
Canford Magna Parish Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wimborne Minster and Merley.
Wimborne Minster
Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.
Merley
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 2 miles southwest of Leigh.
Leigh
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Colehill, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.79898° or 50° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.96574° or 1° 57′ 57″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C2WQ2XM+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11524919427OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13268305
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