St Mary the Virgin
St Mary the Virgin is a church in Charminster, West Dorset District, England. St Mary the Virgin is situated nearby to Charminster Cemetery, as well as near the manor estate Wolfeton House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wolfeton House and Poundbury Hill.
Wolfeton House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolfeton House is an early Tudor and Elizabethan manor house in Dorset, England. It is situated amongst water-meadows north-west of Dorchester not far from the confluence of the rivers Frome and Cerne. It is near to the village of Charminster. Wolfeton House is situated 1,900 feet south of St Mary the Virgin.
Poundbury Hill
Archaeological site
Poundbury Hill is the site of a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial Bronze Age occupation site and an Iron Age hillfort. Poundbury Hill is situated 1 mile south of St Mary the Virgin.
Dinosaur Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. Dinosaur Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Mary the Virgin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton Down and Poundbury.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
St Mary the Virgin
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Charminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73304° or 50° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.45586° or 2° 27′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C2VPGMV+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 168360757OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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