St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. It stands close to the cliffs, 108 metres above sea level.Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church
- Also known as: “St Aldhelm’s Chapel” and “St. Aldhelm’s Chapel, St. Aldhelm’s Head”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Radar Research Memorial and Encombe House.
Radar Research Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Radar Research Memorial is situated 390 feet southeast of St. Aldhelm’s Chapel.
Encombe House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England. Encombe House is situated 2 miles northwest of St. Aldhelm’s Chapel.
Swyre Head
Peak
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage. Swyre Head is situated 2½ miles northwest of St. Aldhelm’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winspit and Worth Matravers.
Winspit
Locality
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Winspit is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. To the west and east are the hills of West Man and East Man.
Worth Matravers
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
Acton
Hamlet
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries. Acton is situated 2½ miles northeast of St. Aldhelm’s Chapel.
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Worth Matravers, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.57972° or 50° 34′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.0568° or 2° 3′ 25″ westElevation
351 feet (107 metres)Inception
1150Open location code
9C2VHWHV+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 157332286OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q1495121
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“St. Aldhelm’s Chapel” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصلى سانت الدهيلم”
- German: “St Aldhelm’s Chapel”
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