The Borough
The Borough is a hamlet in Holwell, West Dorset District, England. The Borough is situated nearby to the locality Barnes Cross, as well as near the hamlet Caundle Wake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caundle Marsh, Dorset, England. It was designed by Robert Howard Shout and built in 1856–57. The church is a Grade II listed building. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Caundle Marsh is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Borough.
King’s Stag Memorial Chapel
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
King's Stag Memorial Chapel is a Church of England chapel in King's Stag, Dorset, England. King’s Stag Memorial Chapel is situated 1½ miles east of The Borough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alweston and Folke.
Alweston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne. Alweston is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Borough.
Folke
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately 3.5 miles south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of 2,120 acres and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. Folke is situated 2½ miles west of The Borough.
Longburton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524. Longburton is situated 3½ miles west of The Borough.
The Borough
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Holwell, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.90535° or 50° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.42976° or 2° 25′ 47″ westElevation
230 feet (70 metres)Open location code
9C2VWH4C+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 7559127011OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13276730
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Borough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “The Borough”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barnes Cross and Caundle Wake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bishops Caundle Post Office and Bishop’s Caundle Parish Church.
Dorset: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, and Weymouth.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.