Smedmore House
Smedmore House is a country house near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by Edward Clavell around 1700, and greatly augmented by George Clavell around 1760.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: country house in Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, UK
- Postal code: BH20 5PG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swyre Head and St Nicholas’s Church, Kimmeridge.
Swyre Head
Peak
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage.
St Nicholas’s Church, Kimmeridge
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas's Church is a parish church in Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury. St Nicholas’s Church, Kimmeridge is situated 1 mile northwest of Smedmore House.
Clavell Tower
Tower
Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. Clavell Tower is situated 1 mile west of Smedmore House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steeple and Kingston.
Steeple
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill. Steeple is situated 1½ miles northwest of Smedmore House.
Kingston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England. Kingston is situated 2 miles east of Smedmore House.
East Creech
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Creech is a hamlet in the parish of Church Knowle in the county of Dorset, England. East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle. East Creech is situated 2½ miles north of Smedmore House.
Smedmore House
- Categories: English country house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kimmeridge, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.60937° or 50° 36′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.10857° or 2° 6′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C2VJV5R+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 942364949OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q15278233
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