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Melbury Abbas

West Melbury

West Melbury is a hamlet in , , . West Melbury is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Shaftesbury Abbey.

Church
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was an abbey that housed nuns in , . It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. is situated 1½ miles north of West Melbury.

Aerodrome
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Airfield is a grass airstrip 2.7 NM south of , , . Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Melbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbury Abbas and Compton Abbas.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of , 2 miles south-southwest of the town of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It lies 3 miles south of the town of . It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of .

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is a town and civil parish in , England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of , near the border with .

West Melbury

Latitude
50.98185° or 50° 58′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.18531° or 2° 11′ 7″ west
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Open location code
9C2VXRJ7+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 955150615
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13276187
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