Rixon
Rixon is a recreation area in Sturminster Newton, North Dorset District, England. Rixon is situated nearby to Butts Pond, as well as near the sports venue Sturminster Newton Leisure Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Newton and Fiddleford Manor.
St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Newton
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a Church of England Parish Church in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. The present church dates from a rebuild in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Newton is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Rixon.
Fiddleford Manor
Manor estate
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Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset. It is thought to have been originally built around 1370 for William Latimer, the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, after the manor passed to him in 1355. Fiddleford Manor is situated 1 mile southeast of Rixon.
Sturminster Newton High School
School
Sturminster Newton High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Sturminster Newton in the English county of Dorset. Sturminster Newton High School is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Rixon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piddles Wood and Fiddleford.
Piddles Wood
Locality
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piddles Wood is a small area of woodland south of the River Stour, Dorset, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The site was notified as an SSSI in 1985.
Fiddleford
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fiddleford is a hamlet in the county of Dorset in southern England. Fiddleford is situated between Sturminster Newton and Okeford Fitzpaine in the north of the county.
West Orchard
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. West Orchard is situated 2 miles northeast of Rixon.
Rixon
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sturminster Newton, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.93109° or 50° 55′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.2958° or 2° 17′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C2VWPJ3+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 233880455OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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