Friends Meeting House
Friends Meeting House is a church in Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, England. Friends Meeting House is situated nearby to Westminster Memorial Hospital, as well as near Park Walk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shaftesbury Abbey and Westminster Memorial Hospital.
Shaftesbury Abbey
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Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. Shaftesbury Abbey is situated 440 feet east of Friends Meeting House.
Westminster Memorial Hospital
Hospital
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The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. It provides about 20 in-patient beds, a minor injuries department, a range of out-patient clinics and other support services. It opened in 1874.
Shaftesbury Town Hall
Town hall
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Shaftesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Shaftsbury Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Shaftesbury Town Hall is situated 770 feet east of Friends Meeting House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Duncliffe Wood.
Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire.
Duncliffe Wood
Locality
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Duncliffe Wood is an ancient woodland on the summit of Duncliffe Hill, a few miles west of Shaftesbury. The area of the site is 92.16 hectares, making it one of the largest ancient woodlands in North Dorset. Duncliffe Wood is situated 2 miles west of Friends Meeting House.
Melbury Abbas
Village
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Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of Cranborne Chase, 2 miles south-southwest of the town of Shaftesbury. Melbury Abbas is situated 2½ miles southeast of Friends Meeting House.
Friends Meeting House
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Quaker
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.00535° or 51° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.20044° or 2° 12′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3V2Q4X+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 76694825OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=quaker
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