Manoeuvring area

Manoeuvring area is a military installation in Wool, Purbeck District, England. Manoeuvring area is situated nearby to the shooting range Tank Training Area, as well as near the aerodrome Dorset Gliding Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tank Museum and Clouds Hill.

The Tank Museum

Museum

Photo: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England. It is about 1 mile north of the village of Wool and 12 miles west of the major port of Poole. The Tank Museum is situated 1 mile south of Manoeuvring area.

Clouds Hill

Photo: LordHarris, CC BY 2.5.

Clouds Hill is an isolated early 19th-century cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence. The cottage is a Grade II* listed building and is owned by the National Trust. Clouds Hill is situated 1 mile northwest of Manoeuvring area.

Monkey World

Zoo

Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary, rescue centre and primatarium near Wool, Dorset, England. Monkey World is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Manoeuvring area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turners Puddle and Briantspuddle.

Turners Puddle

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Turners Puddle is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Turners Puddle is situated 2½ miles north of Manoeuvring area.

Briantspuddle

Hamlet

Photo: TR001, CC BY 3.0.

Briantspuddle is a small village in the Piddle Valley in Dorset, England, near the villages of Affpuddle and Tolpuddle and about 8 miles east of the county town of Dorchester. Briantspuddle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Manoeuvring area.

Affpuddle

Hamlet

Photo: Ydigresse, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, 9 miles east of Dorchester. Affpuddle is situated 3 miles northwest of Manoeuvring area.

Manoeuvring area

Type: Military installation
Location: Wool, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.70721° or 50° 42′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.23594° or 2° 14′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C2VPQ47+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 429387773

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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