The Conduit
The Conduit is a historic building in Sherborne, West Dorset District, England. The Conduit is situated nearby to Market Place, as well as near the city gate Cemetery Gate.Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Grade I listed building in Sherborne, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Conduit (The Parade)” and “The Conduit Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sherborne Abbey and Sherborne Museum.
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 Museum
Museum
Photo: SMCurator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherborne Museum is an independent, community-run museum located in the centre of Sherborne, Dorset. It is housed in the Abbey Gatehouse, a Grade II listed building situated on Church Lane, a pedestrianised thoroughfare connecting the town's market place with Sherborne Abbey.
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 1,200 feet southeast of The Conduit.
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.
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 south of The Conduit.
Alweston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne. Alweston is situated 2 miles southeast of The Conduit.
The Conduit
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.94691° or 50° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.51543° or 2° 30′ 56″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C2VWFWM+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 914335370OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q17531925
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