Matchams
Matchams is a heath in St. Leonards and St. Ives, East Dorset District, England. Matchams is situated nearby to the military installation Hurn Proving Ground, as well as near Avon Heath Country Park (South park).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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
Latitude
50.82305° or 50° 49′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.82111° or 1° 49′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2WR5FH+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1263306707OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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