Former National School

Former National School is a museum in , , . Former National School is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the museum .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: school building in Tyneham, Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Tyneham School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tyneham and Gad Cliff.

Museum
Photo: Tuuraan78, CC BY 3.0.
is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with , in the district, in the south of , England, near on the .

Cliff
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a south-facing cliff face, immediately to the east of and Pondfield Cove, on the south coast of the in , . Behind it is Gold Down, part of the Lulworth Ranges.

Peak
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the in south on the southern coast of . Its prominence of 107 metres means it is listed as one of the Tumps, although map sources suggest this honour should go to further east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Lulworth and Steeple.

Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish nine miles east of , near , in the county of , England. The village, which consists of 17th-century thatched cottages, is dominated by the barracks of the Royal Armoured Corps Gunnery School who use a portion of the as a gunnery range. is situated 2 miles northwest of Former National School.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of with Tyneham, in the county of . It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of at the foot of . is situated 2 miles east of Former National School.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of in the county of , England. lies at the northern foot of the about 3 kilometres west of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Former National School.

Former National School

Latitude
50.6228° or 50° 37′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.16923° or 2° 10′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C2VJRFJ+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143384537
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q97480633
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