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Langton Matravers
Langton Matravers — village and civil parish in Dorset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Herston Halt · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Langton Matravers is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 853 people. Address: BH19. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Dorset, UK". Coordinates: 50.6089°, -2.0061°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Langton Matravers () is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Swanage town centre and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Corfe Castle. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had 381 households and a population of 853.
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Background
History
The name Langton stems from "long town", and is first attested in 1206, as Langeton. Matravers stems from the name of John Mautravers who owned the land there in 1281, and ultimately originates from the French "mal traverse". The Old Malthouse was a preparatory school for boys and, more recently, girls which was founded in 1906, but closed in 2007. Two other preparatory schools Durnford School and Spyway used to be located in the village. Both Durnford and Spyway were closed earlier; Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels, was educated at Durnford. On 2 November 2022, the Ordnance Survey (OS) announced that the historic triple alignment of true, magnetic and grid north had made…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6089, -2.0061
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Langton Matravers
- Postcode
- BH19
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Population
- 853
- Nearest railway station
- Herston Halt — 1.9 km
- Official site
- www.langtonmatravers-pc.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1004098 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Langton Matravers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Langton Matravers, parish church of St. George - geograph.org.uk - 452371.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langton Matravers?
- Langton Matravers is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH19), in the parish of Langton Matravers.
- Is Langton Matravers a protected site?
- Yes — Langton Matravers is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Langton Matravers free to visit?
- Yes, Langton Matravers is free to enter.
- How do I get to Langton Matravers?
- The nearest railway station is Herston Halt, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH19.