Dorchester South Signal Box
Dorchester South Signal Box is a railway station in Dorchester, West Dorset District, England. Dorchester South Signal Box is situated nearby to Dorchester South Railway Station, as well as near Brewery Square Fountains.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorchester South railway station and Maumbury Rings.
Dorchester South railway station
Railway station
Dorchester South is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other is Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line and is situated 135 miles 70 chains down the line from London Waterloo, between Moreton and Upwey. Dorchester South railway station is situated 840 feet west of Dorchester South Signal Box.
Maumbury Rings
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge in the south of Dorchester town in Dorset, England. It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east. Maumbury Rings is situated 1,600 feet west of Dorchester South Signal Box.
Dinosaur Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. Dinosaur Museum is situated 2,000 feet north of Dorchester South Signal Box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
Poundbury
Suburb
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Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 3 miles north of Dorchester South Signal Box.
Upwey
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. Upwey is situated 3½ miles southwest of Dorchester South Signal Box.
Dorchester South Signal Box
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7093° or 50° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.43382° or 2° 26′ 2″ westOperator
Network RailOpen location code
9C2VPH58+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1211836794OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
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