Symonds and Sampson

Places of Interest Nearby

Sherborne Abbey

Church

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Sherborne Abbey, otherwise the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Sherborne in the English county of Dorset. It was formerly a Saxon Catholic cathedral and a Benedictine abbey church, before becoming a Church of England parish church in 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries.

Sherborne Museum

Museum

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Sherborne Museum is an independent, community-run museum located in the centre of Sherborne, Dorset. It is housed in the Abbey Gatehouse, a Grade II listed building situated on Church Lane, a pedestrianised thoroughfare connecting the town's market place with Sherborne Abbey.

The Conduit

Historic building

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The Conduit is a historic building, which is situated 330 feet northeast of Symonds and Sampson.

Places in the Area

Castleton

Village

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Castleton is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Old Castle.

Longburton

Village

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Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524. Longburton is situated 2 miles south of Symonds and Sampson.

Alweston

Village

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Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne. Alweston is situated 2 miles southeast of Symonds and Sampson.

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