Lion Gate
Lion Gate is a sally port in Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, England. Lion Gate is situated nearby to the aerodrome Newton Peveril, as well as near the peak West Wood.- Type: Sally port
- Description: building in Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Lion gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charborough House and Church of St Mary.
Charborough House
Manor estate
Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charborough House, also known as Charborough Park, is a Grade I listed building, the manor house of the ancient manor of Charborough. The house is between the villages of Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis in Dorset, England. Charborough House is situated 1 mile southwest of Lion Gate.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Mary is a Grade I listed church in Almer, Dorset, England. It became a listed building on 18 March 1955. According to The King's England: Dorset by Arthur Mee, "the embattled tower is 15th Century, and has a fine arch. Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles west of Lion Gate.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Lion Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almer and Spetisbury.
Almer
Hamlet
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Spetisbury
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lion Gate.
Winterborne Tomson
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterborne Tomson is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Anderson, in the Dorset, district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Winterborne Tomson is situated 3½ miles west of Lion Gate.
Lion Gate
- Category: building
- Location: Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.78929° or 50° 47′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.09181° or 2° 5′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2VQWQ5+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 334224573OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q26413325
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