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Badbury Rings

Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort in east Dorset, England, dating from 800 BC and in use until the Roman occupation of 43 AD.

Located at 50.8264, -2.0525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hills of Dorset, Hill forts in Dorset, History of Dorset

Bailey Gate railway station

Bailey Gate railway station was on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway in the English county of Dorset. The station served the United Dairies Cheese Factory and the village of Sturminster Marshall but was named after a local farm to avoid confusion with another station on the same railway at Sturminster Newton. The station had extensive sidings and was one of the largest depots for transporting milk on the UK railway system.

Located at 50.795, -2.07373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Dorset, Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1860, Railway stations closed in 1966, Beeching closures in England

Charborough House

Charborough House is is a rural estate located between the villages of Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis in Dorset, England. The Deer Park and estate adjoins the villages of Winterborne Zelston, Newton Peveril and Lytchett Matravers. The house and grounds have been owned by the same family since Elizabethan times and is first recorded in the Doomsday Book.

Located at 50.7774, -2.10197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gardens in Dorset, Country houses in Dorset, Grade I listed houses, Grade I listed buildings in Dorset, Religious buildings completed in 1775, Houses completed in 1837, Ernle family

Spetisbury railway station

Spetisbury railway station was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Blandford Forum and Bailey Gate on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station consisted of two platforms, a station building, signal box and shelters.

Located at 50.8191, -2.1235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Dorset, Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1860, Railway stations closed in 1956

RAF Tarrant Rushton

RAF Tarrant Rushton was a Royal Air Force station near the village of Tarrant Rushton east of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England from 1943 to 1947. It was used for glider operations during World War II and later revived for civilian operations. It is currently disused, though some buildings survive.

Located at 50.85, -2.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Royal Air Force stations in Dorset, Military history of Dorset

Spetisbury Priory

Spetisbury Priory, also Spettisbury Priory, was a medieval priory in Spetisbury or Spettisbury, Dorset, England.

Located at 50.8218, -2.1253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Monasteries in Dorset, Alien priories in England

Tarrant Abbey

Tarrant Abbey was an abbey in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 12th century by Ralph de Kahaines as a Cistercian nunnery, later supposedly the richest in England. Two famous people are associated with the abbey. The first is Queen Joan, the wife of Alexander II of Scotland and daughter of King John of England (Richard I's brother and successor) who is buried in the grave yard (supposedly in a golden coffin).

Located at 50.8314, -2.12228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Monasteries in Dorset, Cistercian nunneries in England, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, 12th-century establishments in England

River Winterborne

The River Winterborne is a river in Dorset, England. The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name. It flows through a number of villages with a first name of "Winterborne".

Located at 50.8019, -2.07748 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Dorset