Moreton Pillar
Moreton Pillar is an obelisk in Moreton, Purbeck District, England. Moreton Pillar is situated nearby to Moreton Cemetery, as well as near the cemetery Buriel Site of Lawrence of Arabia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tank Museum and St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton.
The Tank Museum
Museum
Photo: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England. It is about 1 mile north of the village of Wool and 12 miles west of the major port of Poole. The Tank Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Moreton Pillar.
St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton
Church
Photo: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard. St Nicholas’ Church, Moreton is situated 2,600 feet north of Moreton Pillar.
Clouds Hill
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY 2.5.
Clouds Hill is an isolated early 19th-century cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence. The cottage is a Grade II* listed building and is owned by the National Trust. Clouds Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Moreton Pillar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briantspuddle and Woodsford.
Briantspuddle
Hamlet
Briantspuddle is a small village in the Piddle Valley in Dorset, England, near the villages of Affpuddle and Tolpuddle and about 8 miles east of the county town of Dorchester. Briantspuddle is situated 3 miles north of Moreton Pillar.
Woodsford
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodsford is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. Woodsford is situated 3 miles west of Moreton Pillar.
Affpuddle
Hamlet
Photo: Ydigresse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, 9 miles east of Dorchester. Affpuddle is situated 3 miles north of Moreton Pillar.
Moreton Pillar
- Type: Obelisk
- Categories: historic site and monument
- Location: Moreton, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6957° or 50° 41′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.27487° or 2° 16′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2VMPWG+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 3714379610OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obelisk
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moreton Cemetery and Buriel Site of Lawrence of Arabia.
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