Farrington
Farrington is a locality in Sutton Waldron, North Dorset District, England. Farrington is situated nearby to the hamlet East Orchard, as well as near the village West Orchard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Thomas’s Church, East Orchard and Church of Saint Bartholomew.
St Thomas’s Church, East Orchard
Church
St Thomas's Church is a Grade II listed building in East Orchard, Dorset. The church dates from 1859. The Diocese of Salisbury discontinued services in 2018, and in 2023 planning permission as granted to turn the church into a residential property.
Hambledon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: marilynjane, CC BY 2.0.
Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop, on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour. Hambledon Hill is situated 2 miles south of Farrington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Orchard and Hartgrove.
West Orchard
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton.
Hartgrove
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartgrove is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Farrington.
Fontmell Magna
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road five miles south of Shaftesbury and eight miles north of Blandford Forum. Fontmell Magna is situated 1½ miles east of Farrington.
Farrington
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sutton Waldron, North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.94221° or 50° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.22766° or 2° 13′ 40″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C2VWQRC+VWGeoNames ID
13275891
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