The Charles Bennett Village Green
The Charles Bennett Village Green is a village green in Shapwick, East Dorset District, England. The Charles Bennett Village Green is situated nearby to Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew, as well as near the archaeological site tumulus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew and Philae obelisk.
Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew
Church
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew is situated 660 feet west of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2½ miles east of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west. Badbury Rings is situated 2 miles northeast of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spetisbury and Almer.
Spetisbury
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 1½ miles west of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
Almer
Hamlet
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is situated 2 miles southwest of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
Tarrant Rushton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarrant Rushton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. The village is situated in the Tarrant Valley about three miles east of Blandford Forum. Tarrant Rushton is situated 2½ miles north of The Charles Bennett Village Green.
The Charles Bennett Village Green
- Type: Village green
- Location: Shapwick, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.81421° or 50° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.08866° or 2° 5′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2VRW76+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1177442154OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=village_green
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover The Charles Bennett Village Green from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include tumulus and Vindocladia Roman Town.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Shapwick Cross Shapwick Sewage Pumping Station and Shapwick Cross.
England: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds.
Curious Village Greens to Discover
Uncover intriguing village greens from every corner of the globe.