Hampreston
Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England.
Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England. Until 1986 the whole parish took the name of Hampreston, with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.
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Worth seeing in and around Hampreston
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Canford Magna Parish Church
The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building.
2.2 km · church in Poole, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Andrew
St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II* listed historic parish church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset.
2.4 km · church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Ferndown, Dorset.
2.5 km · church in Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Longham United Reform Church
Longham United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church near Longham near Ferndown in Dorset, England.
1.3 km · church building in Ferndown Town, East Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Kinson Cemetery
Kinson Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Kinson, a suburb of Bournemouth, England. The cemetery is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
3.3 km · historic cemetery in Dorset, England · Wikipedia - 06All Saints Church, Hampreston
All Saints Church is the Church of England parish church of Hampreston, Dorset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
100 m · church in Hampreston, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Lady Wimborne Bridge
The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a former railway bridge built in 1853, and now a listed building. Its highly ornate design reflects the power of landowners over British railway companies in the mid-nineteenth century.
3.5 km · bridge in Poole, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hampreston
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 86 km · Cardiff (CWL), 120 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 127 km
- Bristol → Hampreston88 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £10–13
- London → Hampreston149 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · £15–20
- Cardiff → Hampreston116 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £16–21
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No local-transport research exists yet for Hampreston
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hampreston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextOne option is to take the open top bus via the Sandbanks ferry in the summer for approx £5 from central Bournemouth and change at Swanage.
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Next door to Hampreston
- Ferndowntown in Dorset, England, UK3.2 km
- West Parleyvillage and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK2.8 km
- Colehillvillage and civil parish in Dorset, United Kingdom3.2 km
- Canford Magnavillage in Dorset, United Kingdom1.9 km
- Merleyvillage in Dorset, England, UK3.2 km
- Oakleyvillage in Dorset, England3.3 km