Cripton Cottage

Cripton Cottage is a building in Winterborne Came, West Dorset District, England. Cripton Cottage is situated nearby to the forest Cripton Spinney, as well as near Cripton Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maiden Castle and Whitcombe Church.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age. Maiden Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cripton Cottage.

Whitcombe Church

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whitcombe Church in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Whitcombe Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Cripton Cottage.

Dorchester South railway station

Railway station

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Dorchester South is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other is Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line and is situated 135 miles 70 chains down the line from London Waterloo, between Moreton and Upwey. Dorchester South railway station is situated 2 miles north of Cripton Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Upwey.

Preston

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Preston is a coastal village and suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. It is approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Weymouth town centre and 2 kilometres west of the village of Osmington. Preston is situated 2 miles south of Cripton Cottage.

Upwey

Village

Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. Upwey is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cripton Cottage.

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.

Cripton Cottage

Type: Building
Location: Winterborne Came, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.67975° or 50° 40′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.42275° or 2° 25′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C2VMHHG+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 998193585

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cripton Spinney and Cripton Wood.

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