Dorset
West Dorset District
Melcombe Horsey

Higher Melcombe

Higher Melcombe is a hamlet in , , . Higher Melcombe is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Andrew, Melcombe Horsey and Church of St John the Baptist.

Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles west of Higher Melcombe.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southeast of Higher Melcombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorsetshire Gap and Melcombe Bingham.

Locality
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The , also called the Dorset Gap, is an important, historic track junction - once the hub of central in southern - and a well known beauty spot and magnet for ramblers.

Village
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Melcombe Horsey is a civil parish in the county of in . It contains the small settlements of , Bingham's Melcombe and Higher Melcombe, the last being the site of the deserted village of Melcombe Horsey.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in , England, north of and west of . It consists of the settlements of Higher , Lower , Pleck and Cross.

Higher Melcombe

Latitude
50.82151° or 50° 49′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.35823° or 2° 21′ 30″ west
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Open location code
9C2VRJCR+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3849488311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13276445
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