Wimborne, /ˈwɪmbɔrn/) is a market town in East Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. The town has a population of 6,790 (according to the 2011 Census) and is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole, on the Dorset Heaths. The town is also recognised as part of the South East Dorset conurbation.
Population: 14,884
Latitude: 50° 46' 59.99" N
Longitude: -1° 58' 59.99" W
Bowerchalke Downs (grid reference SU004218) (also known as Woodminton, Marleycombe Down and Knowle Down), is a 128.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971. The downs encompass the entire southern outlo…
The Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation is a synagogue in Bournemouth, England.
The Bournemouth Coast Path is a 20 mile long footpath through Dorset and Hampshire, England from Sandbanks to Milford-on-Sea.
Boulsbury Wood (grid reference SU070156) is a 119.88 hectares (296.2 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located on the border between Dorset and Hampshire; roughly two-thirds of the site is within Hampshire.
Bloxworth is a village and civil parish in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, situated in Wareham Forest on the A35 road 5 miles (8 km) west of Poole. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 80 households and a population of 200. Bloxworth Hea…
Black Hill Heath (grid reference SY835943) is a 69.67 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1989.
Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level and there is a public footpath running roughly north to south over the top. Historically it w…
Ballard Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The steeply dipping Cretaceous chalk that marks the northern end of Swanage Bay takes over from the Wealden beds at this location. A series of landsl…
Avon Lodge was a private untimetabled railway station in the county of Hampshire (now Dorset), opened on 3 November 1862 by the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway.
Arne RSPB reserve is a 563.4 hectares (1,392 acres) nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), maintained by the RSPB and located in Dorset. It was notified as an SSSI in 1986. The reserve occupies the Arne Peninsula, which protr…
Anvil Point is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The Jurassic Coast stretches over a distance of 153 kilometres (95 mi), from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, in the west, to Old Harry Rocks, in the east.
…Anderson, sometimes known as Winterborne Anderson, is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the North Dorset administrative district about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Poole. To the west are Winterborne Muston and Winterbo…
Alderney is a suburb and electoral ward in the town of Poole in Dorset, England with a population of 11,196, increasing to 11,423 at the 2011 Census.
Worgret Heath SSSI, Dorset (grid reference SY895871) is an 8.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1987.
Winkelbury Hill (grid reference ST952216) is a 62.95 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971.
Westover, Hampshire, is the ancient manor, now in Dorset, over which much of modern Bournemouth has developed. This area of land marked a historic boundary between Celtic and Saxon civilisations, which found expression as the county boundary between…
Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day. It has a special section on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived close by at Clouds Hill.
Wareham Nunnery was a Benedictine nunnery in Dorset, England.