Bartons Ground
Bartons Ground is a recreation area in Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, England. Bartons Ground is situated nearby to the golf course Sturminster Marshall Golf Club, as well as near the community center Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin and Philae obelisk.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1,700 feet north of Bartons Ground.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 2 miles northeast of Bartons Ground.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles northeast of Bartons Ground.
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. Almer is situated 2½ miles west of Bartons Ground.
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 3 miles northwest of Bartons Ground.
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 3½ miles east of Bartons Ground.
Bartons Ground
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.79849° or 50° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.07116° or 2° 4′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2VQWXH+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 340458175OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sturminster Marshall Golf Club and Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall.
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