Fontmell and Melbury Downs SAC

Fontmell and Melbury Downs SAC is a nature reserve in , , . Fontmell and Melbury Downs SAC is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Compton Abbas and Church of St Nicholas.

Aerodrome
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airfield is a grass airstrip 2.7 NM south of , , . Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Fontmell Magna.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and civil parish in , England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of , near the border with .

Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of , on the A350 road five miles south of and eight miles north of .

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in north , . It lies 3 miles south of the town of . It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of .

Fontmell and Melbury Downs SAC

Latitude
50.9678° or 50° 58′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.1543° or 2° 9′ 16″ west
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
9C2VXR9W+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43173644
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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