Matchams

Matchams is a heath in St. Leonards and St. Ives, East Dorset District, England. Matchams is situated near the military installation Hurn Proving Ground, as well as near Avon Heath Country Park (South park).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Meeting House and Church of St Paul, Bisterne.

Meeting House

Community center

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meeting House is a community center, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Matchams.

Church of St Paul, Bisterne

Church

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Paul, Bisterne is situated 1½ miles southeast of Matchams.

Moors Valley Country Park

Park

Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moors Valley Country Park, officially Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, is a Country Park jointly managed by Dorset Council and Forestry England. It is situated in Ashley Heath, Dorset on the border with Hampshire, in the south of England. Moors Valley Country Park is situated 2½ miles northwest of Matchams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Leonards and St Ives.

St Leonards

Village

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Leonards is a village in south east Dorset, England, situated on the A31 road approximately 2.5 miles south-west of Ringwood, Hampshire, 8 miles north of Bournemouth and 3 miles north-east of Ferndown.

St Ives

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Ives is a village in the county of Dorset in the south of England. It lies close to the border between Dorset and Hampshire, near Ringwood, Verwood and Ferndown.

Ashley Heath

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashley Heath is a village in Dorset, England, adjacent to the villages of St Leonards and St Ives, with which it forms the civil parish of St Leonards and St Ives. Ashley Heath is situated 1½ miles northwest of Matchams.

Matchams

Type: Heath
Location: St. Leonards and St. Ives, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.82305° or 50° 49′ 23″ north

Longitude

-1.82111° or 1° 49′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C2WR5FH+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1263306707

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hurn Proving Ground and Avon Heath Country Park (South park).

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