Holnest
Holnest is a hamlet in Holnest, West Dorset District, England. Holnest is situated nearby to the hamlet Stockbridge, as well as near Holmbushes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Parish Church of St James.
Parish Church of St James
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St James is situated 2 miles north of Holnest.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 2 miles south of Holnest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folke and Longburton.
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 2 miles north of Holnest.
Longburton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 470. Longburton is situated 2 miles north of Holnest.
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 north of Holnest.
Holnest
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Holnest, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.88703° or 50° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.49116° or 2° 29′ 28″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9C2VVGP5+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 435166310OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13275734
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Holnest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Holnest”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stockbridge and Holmbushes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boys‘ Hill and Hermitage (Sherborne).
Dorset: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, and Weymouth.
Curious Localities to Discover
Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.