Sandhills
Sandhills is a locality in Holwell, West Dorset District, England. Sandhills is situated nearby to the locality Boys Hill, as well as near the village Holwell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket.
Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket is situated 2 miles southeast of Sandhills.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England. It was designed by Robert Howard Shout and built in 1856–57. The church is a Grade II listed building. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh is situated 2 miles north of Sandhills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folke and Cosmore.
Folke
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately 3.5 miles south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of 2,120 acres and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. Folke is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sandhills.
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 3 miles south of Sandhills.
Alweston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne. Alweston is situated 3 miles northwest of Sandhills.
Sandhills
- Type: Locality
- Location: Holwell, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89049° or 50° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.44617° or 2° 26′ 46″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C2VVHR3+5GGeoNames ID
13275732
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