The Three Compasses
The Three Compasses is a pub in Charminster, West Dorset District, England. The Three Compasses is situated nearby to the church St Mary the Virgin, as well as near Charminster Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wolfeton House and Poundbury Hill.
Wolfeton House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolfeton House is an early Tudor and Elizabethan manor house in Dorset, England. It is situated amongst water-meadows north-west of Dorchester not far from the confluence of the rivers Frome and Cerne. It is near to the village of Charminster. Wolfeton House is situated 1,700 feet south of The Three Compasses.
Poundbury Hill
Archaeological site
Poundbury Hill is the site of a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial Bronze Age occupation site and an Iron Age hillfort. Poundbury Hill is situated 1 mile south of The Three Compasses.
St Mary’s Church, Bradford Peverell
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England. It was designed by Decimus Burton and built in 1849–50. The church is a Grade II* listed building. St Mary’s Church, Bradford Peverell is situated 1¼ miles west of The Three Compasses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlton Down and Poundbury.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster.
Poundbury
Suburb
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Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
The Three Compasses
- Type: Pub
- Category: building
- Location: Charminster, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73244° or 50° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.45918° or 2° 27′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C2VPGJR+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 945622554OpenStreetMap feature
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