Saxonbury
Saxonbury is a residential area in Colehill, East Dorset District, England. Saxonbury is situated nearby to Wimborne Town Football Club, as well as near the forest Island in the Stour.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canford Magna Parish Church and Wimborne Minster.
Canford Magna Parish Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building. Canford Magna Parish Church is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Saxonbury.
Wimborne Minster
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library. Wimborne Minster is situated 1 mile west of Saxonbury.
Museum of East Dorset
Museum
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of East Dorset is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster. Museum of East Dorset is situated 1 mile west of Saxonbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merley and Wimborne Minster.
Merley
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford.
Wimborne Minster
Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Saxonbury.
Saxonbury
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Colehill, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.79595° or 50° 47′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.96608° or 1° 57′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C2WQ2WM+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 245122291OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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