Cemeteries · South East England
Wimborne Cemetery
Also known as: Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy · 8.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wimborne Cemetery is a cemetery in South-East England of architectural and local-history note. The site is within the Dorset National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hamworthy, about 8.9 km away. Postcode area BH21.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole, on the Dorset Heaths, and is part of the South East Dorset conurbation. According to Office for National Statistics data the population of the Wimborne Minster built-up area as of 2014 was 15,552. The name Wimborne derives from the Old English winnburna meaning 'stream by a pasture'.
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Background
Architecture
Wimborne has one of the foremost collections of 15th-, 16th- and 17th-century buildings in Dorset. Local planning has restricted the construction of new buildings in areas such as the Cornmarket and the High Street, resulting in the preservation of many of the original buildings. Examples include the church of Wimborne Minster, Wimborne Minster Town Hall, the Museum of East Dorset and dozens of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century fronted shops and pubs. The town is home to the Tivoli Theatre, a 1930s art deco cinema and theatre.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8041, -1.9954
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Wimborne Minster
- Postcode
- BH21 1EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Phone
- +44 7434 256392
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy — 8.9 km
- Official site
- wimbornecemetery.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w143045945 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Wimborne Minster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wimborne Cemetery?
- Wimborne Cemetery is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH21 1EX), in the parish of Wimborne Minster.
- Is Wimborne Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Wimborne Cemetery is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Wimborne Cemetery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BH21 1EX. It sits within the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency.