England, United Kingdom · Europe
Motcombe works well as a base: 10 minutes from Gillingham, 3km from Gold Hill, Shaftesbury.
Motcombe is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,014, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Motcombe sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Motcombe to your route.
Motcombe is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It lies about two miles (three kilometres) north of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Kimmeridge clay soil beneath hills at the edge of the Blackmore Vale. The parish is one of the largest in Dorset. In the 2011 census the parish had 611 dwellings, 564Read more
households and a population of 1,474.
In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves described Motcombe as "a hamlet of gardens at the foot of the hill" and wrote of the village houses that they "are facing all ways, as if they were shy of the road or were undecided which way to turn." The parish church of St Mary was rebuilt in 1846, although its font dates from Norman times.
On the south-west edge of the village is Motcombe Park. Within the park is Motcombe House, built in 1893 in Tudor style, and now home to Port Regis, a large private preparatory school.
Motcombe is within the Motcombe and Ham electoral ward, which also covers Ham, a neighbourhood of Gillingham to the west. The ward's population in the 2011 census was 3,216. The nearest railway station is at Gillingham, although the line itself cuts through the outskirts of the village.
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Motcombe is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.0293 latitude, -2.2163 longitude.
Motcombe has a population of approximately 1,014 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Steep cobbled street lined with thatched cottages, plunging past the buttressed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey with views over Blackmore Vale. Made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis bread advert.
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The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
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Exquisite Early English Gothic cathedral with a magnificent sculpted west front displaying nearly 300 medieval figures.
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