Holywell

Holywell is a hamlet in , England, located on the A37 roughly midway between and . A tributary of the River Frome passes through the hamlet.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Holywell, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish Church of St Mary and Church of St Osmond.

Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: BishopHerman, Public domain.

Railway station
Photo: Andrew Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small rural station serving the village of , , . The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles north of towards , and 147.5 miles from the zero point at , measured via and Westbury. is situated 2 miles north of Holywell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chalmington and Up Sydling.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet close to the village of , in west , England. is situated 2 miles south of Holywell.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in west , England. It is situated at the head of Sydling Water, a tributary of the River Frome, ten miles north of . The hamlet is in the parish of , about a mile north of the village. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Holywell.

Locality
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is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs, eight miles north west of in west , . The highest part of the hill is 221 metres. is situated 3 miles southwest of Holywell.

Holywell

Latitude
50.83629° or 50° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.57986° or 2° 34′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C2VRCPC+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 210993596
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q5887158
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Holywell” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Holywell, Dorset”
  • French: “Holywell”
  • Irish: “Holywell, Dorset”
  • Welsh: “Holywell, Dorset”

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