Belchalwell
Belchalwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Okeford Fitzpaine in the Blackmore Vale, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.Photo: Bashereyre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Belchalwell, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Okeford Fitzpaine and Church of All Saints.
St Andrew’s Church, Okeford Fitzpaine
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, and in the Diocese of Salisbury. It is in the Okeford Benefice, a group of four parishes in the Blackmore Vale.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1½ miles northwest of Belchalwell.
Fiddleford Manor
Manor estate
Photo: marilynjane, CC BY 2.0.
Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset. It is thought to have been originally built around 1370 for William Latimer, the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, after the manor passed to him in 1355. Fiddleford Manor is situated 2½ miles north of Belchalwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belchalwell Street and Fifehead Neville.
Belchalwell Street
Hamlet
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belchalwell Street is a village in Dorset, England, at the foot of Bell Hill, generally included in the village of Belchalwell.
Fifehead Neville
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fifehead Neville is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale about two miles southwest of the town of Sturminster Newton. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was 147. Fifehead Neville is situated 1½ miles northwest of Belchalwell.
Piddles Wood
Locality
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piddles Wood is a small area of woodland south of the River Stour, Dorset, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The site was notified as an SSSI in 1985. Piddles Wood is situated 2 miles north of Belchalwell.
Belchalwell
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Okeford Fitzpaine, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.88734° or 50° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.29801° or 2° 17′ 53″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
9C2VVPP2+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 435213281OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Belchalwell” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Belchalwell”
- French: “Belchalwell”
- Irish: “Belchalwell”
- Polish: “Belchalwell”
- Swedish: “Belchalwell”
- Urdu: “بیلچاول”
- Welsh: “Belchalwell”
- “Belchalwell”
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