Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies on the River Brit between Bridport and Beaminster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Dorset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Oxbridge, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church and Slape Manor.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is a Church of England church in Melplash, Dorset, England. It was built in 1845–46 to the designs of Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1984. Today the church is part of the Beaminster Area Team Ministry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melplash and Netherbury.
Melplash
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melplash is a village in western Dorset, England. It is situated on the A3066 road 3 miles north of Bridport and 2 miles south of Beaminster. The construction of Christ Church between 1845 and 1846 was funded by James Bandinel in memory of his father, who had been vicar of Melplash and the neighbouring village of Netherbury.
Netherbury
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Netherbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, by the small River Brit, 1.5 miles south of Beaminster and 4 miles north of Bridport.
Salway Ash
Village
Salway Ash is a village in Dorset, England. It is located on the B1362 between South Bowood and Dottery, 2.4 miles north of Bridport. Holy Trinity Church was built there in 1887–89.
Oxbridge
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Netherbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77666° or 50° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.74648° or 2° 44′ 47″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C2VQ7G3+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12419916640OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Oxbridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oxbridge, Dorset”
- French: “Oxbridge”
- Irish: “Oxbridge”
- Polish: “Oxbridge (Dorset)”
- Polish: “Oxbridge”
- Slovenian: “Oxbridge”
- Welsh: “Oxbridge, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Oxbridge”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Melplash Village Hall and Netherbury Playing Field.
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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. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oxbridge”. Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.