Gravel Hill
Gravel Hill is an electrical substation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Gravel Hill is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Queen Anne Copse, as well as near the sports venue Broadstone Cricket club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe & Barrow Hills and Canford Magna Parish Church.
Corfe & Barrow Hills
Heath
Corfe & Barrow Hills is a 102.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Ashington, Dorset, notified in 1986. One part of it is a Local Nature Reserve also called Corfe & Barrow Hills, while another part is Corfe Hills Local Nature Reserve. Corfe & Barrow Hills is situated 1 mile southwest of Gravel Hill.
Canford Magna Parish Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building. Canford Magna Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gravel Hill.
Merley House
Building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merley House in Ashington, Wimborne, Dorset, England, is a building of historical significance and is Grade I listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1752 by the bibliophile Ralph Willett and remained in the Willett family until about 1875. Merley House is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Gravel Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merley and Ashington.
Merley
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster.
Wimborne Minster
Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.
Gravel Hill
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.77812° or 50° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.97811° or 1° 58′ 41″ westOperator
SSE Power DistributionOpen location code
9C2WQ2HC+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1381839061
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