Hanford School
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School
- Description: school in Dorset, UK
- Postal code: DT11 8HN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hod Hill and Hambledon Hill.
Hod Hill
Protected area
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hod Hill is a large hill fort in the Blackmore Vale, 3 miles north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The fort sits on a 143 m chalk hill of the same name that lies between the adjacent Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase. Hod Hill is situated 3,900 feet east of Hanford School.
Hambledon Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: marilynjane, CC BY 2.0.
Hambledon Hill is a prehistoric hill fort in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum. The hill itself is a chalk outcrop, on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour. Hambledon Hill is situated 1 mile north of Hanford School.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Hanford School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Child Okeford and Iwerne Courtney.
Child Okeford
Village
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Child Okeford is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, 3 miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Child Okeford lies downstream from Sturminster, along the River Stour, which passes half a mile west of the village.
Iwerne Courtney
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum.
Iwerne Minster
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iwerne Minster is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It lies on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, approximately midway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. Iwerne Minster is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hanford School.
Hanford School
- Categories: preparatory school, boarding school, independent school, girls‘ school, and education
- Location: Hanford, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89904° or 50° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.2207° or 2° 13′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C2VVQXH+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 132045940OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q15222929
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In Other Languages
“Hanford School” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Hanford School”
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