Maumbury Rings
Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge in the south of Dorchester town in Dorset, England. It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east.Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
- Also known as: “Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings”
- Postal code: DT1 1PW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorchester South railway station and Dorchester West railway station.
Dorchester South railway station
Railway station
Dorchester South is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other is Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line and is situated 135 miles 70 chains down the line from London Waterloo, between Moreton and Upwey. Dorchester South railway station is situated 760 feet northeast of Maumbury Rings.
Dorchester West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other being Dorchester South. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all services that stop here. Dorchester West railway station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Maumbury Rings.
St Mary’s Church, Dorchester
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, also known as St Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was built in 1910–12 for a cost of £11,500. St Mary’s Church, Dorchester is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Maumbury Rings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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. Charlton Down is situated 3 miles north of Maumbury Rings.
Upwey
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. Upwey is situated 3½ miles south of Maumbury Rings.
Maumbury Rings
- Categories: archaeological site, henge, Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, tourism, grassland, and historic site
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70803° or 50° 42′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.44022° or 2° 26′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH55+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 231784357OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1702090
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Maumbury Rings” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “曼伯里環競技場”
- Dutch: “Maumbury Rings”
- German: “Maumbury Rings”
- Russian: “Момбери-Рингс”
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