Whitcombe

Whitcombe is a locality in Piddletrenthide, West Dorset District, England. Whitcombe is situated nearby to the village White Lackington, as well as near Piddletrenthide.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Parish Church of St Martin.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles northwest of Whitcombe.

Parish Church of St Martin

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Martin is situated 2 miles east of Whitcombe.

Parish Church of St Pancras

Church

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Pancras is situated 2½ miles northwest of Whitcombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plush and Dorsetshire Gap.

Plush

Village

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plush is a small village in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Piddletrenthide in the west of the county, and is approximately 8 miles north of the county town Dorchester. Plush is situated 1½ miles northwest of Whitcombe.

Dorsetshire Gap

Locality

Photo: Carl Whitehouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Dorsetshire Gap, also called the Dorset Gap, is an important, historic track junction - once the hub of central Dorset in southern England - and a well known beauty spot and magnet for ramblers. Dorsetshire Gap is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whitcombe.

Melcombe Bingham

Village

Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melcombe Horsey is a civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It contains the small settlements of Melcombe Bingham, Bingham's Melcombe and Higher Melcombe, the last being the site of the deserted village of Melcombe Horsey. Melcombe Bingham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whitcombe.

Whitcombe

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

50.79785° or 50° 47′ 52″ north

Longitude

-2.38723° or 2° 23′ 14″ west

Elevation

381 feet (116 metres)

Open location code

9C2VQJX7+44

GeoNames ID

13282288

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