Wool features [1]
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Wool features [1]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 May 2022
Wool railway station is on the South Western main line. The station was opened in 1847 by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Here the 13:45 service to London, Waterloo is taking on passengers. Wool is a large village in Dorset, midway between Dorchester and Poole, both about 10 miles distant. Set on the south bank of the River Frome, the village includes Bovington Camp army base to the north. The place-name 'Wool' is first recorded in Anglo-Saxon Writs in the first years of the 11th century. The ruins of Bindon Abbey are nearby, demolished in 1539, the stone was used to build castles in Portland, Lulworth and Sandsfoot.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.681545
Longitude
-2.222167