Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary is a church in Motcombe, North Dorset District, England. Church of St Mary is situated nearby to the community center Motcombe Memorial Hall, as well as near the recreation area Recreation Field.Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Motcombe, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Mary” and “St Mary’s Church, Motcombe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Regis School and Shaftesbury Abbey.
Port Regis School
School
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Regis School is a co-educational preparatory school located in 140 acres of parkland on the Dorset-Wiltshire border in southern England, situated between the towns of Shaftesbury and Gillingham. Port Regis School is situated 2,400 feet south of Church of St Mary.
Shaftesbury Abbey
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1½ miles southeast of Church of St Mary.
Westminster Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Westminster Memorial Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Church of St Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Sedgehill.
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.
Sedgehill
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sedgehill is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sedgehill and Semley, in the southwest of the county of Wiltshire, England. It lies to the west of the A350 primary route, about 3+1⁄4 miles north of Shaftesbury, Dorset. Sedgehill is situated 2 miles northeast of Church of St Mary.
Duncliffe Wood
Locality
Photo: Toby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Church of St Mary.
Church of St Mary
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Motcombe, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.02632° or 51° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.21656° or 2° 12′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C3V2QGM+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 79642547OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17539618
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