North Poorton
North Poorton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority area about 4.5 miles northeast of Bridport. Dorset County Council estimate the parish had a population of 20 in 2013.The old parish church of St Peter is a ruin, with walls remaining to about 4 feet high.Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
All Saints' Church, Mapperton
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is a private church, formerly belonging to the Church of England, in Mapperton, Dorset, England.
Localities in the Area
Beaminster
Photo: Anthony Warren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beaminster is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately 15 miles northwest of the county town Dorchester. Beaminster is situated 5 km northwest of North Poorton.
Toller Whelme
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toller Whelme is a small hamlet in Dorset, England, situated in the civil parish of Corscombe approximately 2.3 miles east of Beaminster, 6 miles north of Bridport and 13 miles north-west of Dorchester.
Melplash
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melplash is a village in western Dorset, England. It is situated on the A3066 road 3 miles north of Bridport and 2 miles south of Beaminster.
North Poorton
- Type: Village
- Description: Village and civil parish in West Dorset, Dorset, England.
- Categories: human settlement, civil parish and locality
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7816° or 50° 46' 54" northLongitude
-2.6819° or 2° 40' 55" westElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open Location Code
9C2VQ8J9+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 432945236OpenStreetMap Feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7298413Wikidata ID
Q2691894North Poorton Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: North Poorton
- Chinese: North Poorton
- Dutch: North Poorton
- English: North Poorton, Dorset
- French: North Poorton
- Irish: Poorton Thuaidh
- Ladin: North Poorton
- Min Nan Chinese: North Poorton
- Polish: North Poorton
- Swedish: North Poorton
Localities in the Area
- South PoortonHamlet
- Mount PleasantLocality
- Holeacre FarmLocality
- PowerstockVillage
- LoscombeVillage
Landmarks in the Area
- Hooke Park CollegeCollege
- Burcombe WoodForest
- Parsonage CoppiceForest
- Ryland's CoppiceForest
- Mythe Hill Willow BedForest
Popular Destinations in Dorset
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page North Poorton. Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.