Pointington
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (6 mi) - Bristol International Airport (29 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (32 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (37 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (42 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (43 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Fairford (57 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (65 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.983 and -2.500 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 58' 59" and W -2° 30' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:09 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Explore Pointington
Pointington in Dorset (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 109 mi (or 175 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Pointington is now 12:09 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Pointington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is City of Bath in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 17 mi (or 28 km). away. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kilmington, Mere, Dorchester, Paulton and Camerton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE GRANGE AT OBORNE HOTEL-SHERBOURNE
TRAVELODGE WINCANTON
Videos from this area
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A Couple of Minutes in Sherborne
John Cull visits Sherborne, Dorset.
A Year at Sherborne, 1965-1966
Amateur film made by David Hardiman at Sherborne School in 1965-1966. Includes footage of a rugby match against Blundells on the Upper, Harper House, an inter-house cross country race (Jeremy...
Stedman Triples at Sherborne Abbey
Part of a long touch of Stedman Triples being rung at Sherborne Abbey (Dorset)
Sherborne skatepark
Few clips from Sherborne skatepark on the hottest day of the year so far and boi was it HOT!!! A really good out door park a must visit. July 9th 2013.
FaceValue - Travel between one house to another
Arran and Freddie give you a taste of what life is like traveling between houses in the same village... that are a long distance apart. Arran's symbol belly shaking will arouse you. Freddie's...
The Raleigh Rally - Sherborne Castle 21st June 2009
Pistonheads gathering in aid of the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, attended by over 120 cars and raised £700.
Dog race at Milborne Port Village Fete
Coming Soon Part1
A Dramatised reading of "The Book of Revelation" - Sherborne Abbey Nov 22nd 2014.
Bogey man Egg Separator Jug
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Emergency Pop Up Pint Glass
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sherborne Abbey
The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin at Sherborne in the English county of Dorset, is usually called Sherborne Abbey. It has been a Saxon cathedral (705–1075), a Benedictine abbey (998–1539), and, now, a parish church.
Castleton, Dorset
Castleton is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset, lying within the West Dorset administrative district. The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne New Castle. These and other buildings remaining within the parish are today generally regarded as comprising part of Sherborne. Most of the houses in the parish, but not the church, were pulled down when the railway was built through the town.
Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England. The 1,200-acre park formed only a small part of the 15,000-acre Digby estate.
Sherborne Hundred
Sherborne Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: ‹ The template below is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › *Beer Hackett Bishops Caundle Bradford Abbas Castleton Caundle Marsh Folke Haydon Holnest Leweston (from 1858) Lillington Longburton Nether Compton North Wootton Oborne Over Compton Purse Caundle Sherborne (a borough from 1227) Thornford Up Cerne
Frogden Quarry
Frogden Quarry is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England, notified in 1954.
Sherborne House, Dorset
Sherborne House is a large house in the market town of Sherborne, Dorset, England. Designed by Benjamin Bastard, the former country house that has been converted into a school and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade 1 listed building. Sherborne House was a subject for the BBC's "Restoration" program, but failed to win its round. In September 2010 it was shrouded in scaffolding.
Sigwells
Sigwells is hamlet located in an area rich in archaeology remains, overlooking Cadbury Castle in Somerset, England. It was the target of research by the South Cadbury Environs Project, which produced significant Early Bronze Age and Middle and Late Iron Age archaeology. Of national importance was the identification of the earliest known metalworking building in Britain, dated to Middle Bronze Age (12th century BC). It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument .
Sherborne Museum
Sherborne Museum is an independent local museum centrally situated in Sherborne, a small market town in north-west Dorset. Formerly a Saxon burgh, Sherborne evolved through the cloth, gloving and silk industries and is embedded in varied countryside united by scarps of Jurassic limestone.
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- Kilmington
- Mere
- Dorchester
- Paulton
- Camerton
- East Harptree
- Timsbury
- Corsley
- Clutton
- Chapmanslade
- Compton Martin
- Wellow
- Priston
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Hindon
- Upton Scudamore
- Stanton Drew
- Chicklade
- Compton Dando
- Publow
- Chew Magna
- Bishopstrow
- Corston
- Blagdon
- Freshford
- Wingfield
- Southwick
- Westwood
- Bath
- Westbury