Lenthay Common
Lenthay Common is a grassland in Sherborne, West Dorset District, England. Lenthay Common is situated nearby to the forest Lenthay Copse, as well as near the village Castleton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sherborne Abbey and Sherborne railway station.
Sherborne Abbey
Church
Photo: Isis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherborne Abbey, otherwise the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Sherborne in the English county of Dorset. It was formerly a Saxon Catholic cathedral and a Benedictine abbey church, before becoming a Church of England parish church in 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries. Sherborne Abbey is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Lenthay Common.
Sherborne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherborne railway station serves the town of Sherborne in Dorset, England. It is situated on the West of England Main Line, 118 miles 4 chains down the line from London Waterloo and is currently operated by South Western Railway. Sherborne railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Lenthay Common.
Sherborne Castle
Castle
Photo: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0.
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England, within the parish of Castleton. Originally built by Sir Walter Raleigh as Sherborne Lodge, and extended in the 1620s, it stands in a 1,200-acre park which formed a small part of the 15,000-acre Digby estate. Sherborne Castle is situated 2 miles east of Lenthay Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleton and Longburton.
Castleton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castleton is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Old Castle. Castleton is situated 2 miles northeast of Lenthay Common.
Longburton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524. Longburton is situated 2 miles southeast of Lenthay Common.
Folke
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately 3.5 miles south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of 2,120 acres and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. Folke is situated 3 miles southeast of Lenthay Common.
Lenthay Common
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.9367° or 50° 56′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.54332° or 2° 32′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C2VWFP4+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 855619669OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Lenthay Common from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lenthay Copse and Sherborne West End Community Association.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School and Co-op Food.
England: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds.
Curious Grasslands to Discover
Uncover intriguing grasslands from every corner of the globe.