Monkton Up Wimborne
Monkton Up Wimborne is a hamlet in Wimborne St. Giles, East Dorset District, England. Monkton Up Wimborne is situated nearby to the village Wimborne St Giles, as well as near the locality Gussage Down.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Giles House and Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles.
St Giles House
Manor estate
St Giles House is located at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset in England, just south of Cranborne Chase. It is the ancestral seat of the Ashley-Cooper family, which is headed by the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Giles is the Church of England parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. Originally founded in the 13th century and rebuilt several times over the ensuing centuries, the present church is a mixture of Georgian and Gothic Revival architecture.
Cranborne Manor
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cranborne Manor is a Grade I listed country house in Cranborne, Dorset, in southern England. The manor dates back to around 1207/8, and was originally a hunting lodge. Cranborne Manor is situated 2 miles east of Monkton Up Wimborne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knowlton and Gussage St Michael.
Knowlton
Hamlet
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Woodlands, Dorset, England. It is about 6 miles north of town Wimborne Minster, and about 1 mile south of the village of Wimborne St Giles. Knowlton is situated 2 miles south of Monkton Up Wimborne.
Gussage St Michael
Village
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gussage Saint Michael is a small village in Dorset, in the south of England. At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 219. Gussage St Michael is tucked off the main A354 as it runs through the Cranborne Chase, ten miles from Blandford Forum and fourteen miles from Salisbury. Gussage St Michael is situated 2½ miles southwest of Monkton Up Wimborne.
Sixpenny Handley
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sixpenny Handley or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum. Sixpenny Handley is situated 2½ miles northwest of Monkton Up Wimborne.
Monkton Up Wimborne
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Wimborne St. Giles, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.92128° or 50° 55′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.97662° or 1° 58′ 36″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C2WW2CF+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10659767429OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13279679
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