Eype
Eype is a small village in southwest Dorset, England, situated 1+1⁄4 miles southwest of Bridport. It lies on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site on the English Channel and is within the civil parish of Symondsbury.Photo: Mikepark, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Eype, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Thorncombe Beacon.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Eype, Dorset, England. Built in 1864–65, the church now also serves as an arts venue, known as the Eype Centre for the Arts.
Thorncombe Beacon
Peak
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorncombe Beacon is a hill between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. It lies about 1 kilometre west of Eype Mouth and 2 kilometres east of Seatown.
St John’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Church is a Church of England church in West Bay, Dorset, England. It was built in 1935–39 to the designs of William Henry Randoll Blacking and has been a Grade II listed building since 1975.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eype Mouth and West Bay.
Eype Mouth
Locality
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eype Mouth is a natural break in a line of sea cliffs on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in west Dorset on the south coast of England. The small River Eype drains into the sea at this point.
West Bay
Photo: Matthew Hartley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Bay is a small harbour village in Dorset, England, approximately 2 miles south of the centre of Bridport.
Symondsbury
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Symondsbury is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, 1.5 miles west of Bridport and 16 miles west of Dorchester. The A35 road runs through the parish to the south of the village.
Eype
- Category: locality
- Location: Symondsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.72181° or 50° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.7835° or 2° 47′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C2VP6C8+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1600629968OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q5422970
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Satellite Map
Discover Eype from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Eype” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eype”
- Dutch: “Eype”
- French: “Eype”
- Irish: “Eype”
- Polish: “Eype”
- Welsh: “Eype”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higher Eype and Great Ebb.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eype Beach Holiday Park and Eype.
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