Southover

Southover is a locality in Frampton, West Dorset District, England. Southover is situated nearby to the village Frampton, as well as near the locality Notton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Grimstone Viaduct.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimstone Viaduct is a railway bridge at Grimstone in Dorset, south-western England. It carries the Heart of Wessex Line over a road junction off the A37 road. It is directly north of the site of the closed Grimstone and Frampton railway station.

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Church

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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated 2 miles southwest of Southover.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grimstone and Muckleford.

Grimstone

Village

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Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset. The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.

Muckleford

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bradford Peverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, 2 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs.

Godmanstone

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Godmanstone is a village and civil parish in Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. Its name means "Godman's Farm" and it is sited by the River Cerne amongst chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. Godmanstone is situated 3 miles northeast of Southover.

Southover

Type: Locality
Location: Frampton, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.75101° or 50° 45′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.53636° or 2° 32′ 11″ west

Elevation

289 feet (88 metres)

Open location code

9C2VQF27+CF

GeoNames ID

13276459

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