Buck’s Head
Buck’s Head is a hamlet in Broadwindsor, West Dorset District, England. Buck’s Head is situated nearby to the locality Stoke Knap Farm, as well as near the hamlet North Bowood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lewesdon Hill and Waddon Hill.
Lewesdon Hill
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewesdon Hill is a hill near Broadwindsor in west Dorset, England. With a maximum elevation of 279 m, it is the highest point in Dorset. The hill is owned and managed by the National Trust and is part of the Dorset National Landscape.
Waddon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waddon Hill is a hill and the site of a short-lived Roman fort near Beaminster, in the English county of Dorset. The name Waddon is from the Old English, meaning wheat hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoke Abbott and Broadwindsor.
Stoke Abbott
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.
Broadwindsor
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwindsor is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies two miles west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself.
Pilsdon
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilsdon is a hamlet and civil parish in the Dorset unitary authority area of Dorset, England. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 50. Pilsdon is situated 1½ miles west of Buck’s Head.
Buck’s Head
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Broadwindsor, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80188° or 50° 48′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.79709° or 2° 47′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2VR623+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 265518202OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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