IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Leigh Common, WIMBORNE, BH21 2DE
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Leigh Common, BH21 2DE by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (18 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
Northleigh Lane
The bridge over the old Southampton & Dorchester Railway on Northleigh Lane, saw its last passenger trains in 1964 and freight in 1974.
Image: © Peter Kazmierczak
Taken: 7 Mar 2016
0.05 miles
2
Leigh, dismantled railway
The trackbed of the "Castleman Corkscrew" (Southampton to Dorchester Railway), as seen from the roadbridge on Northleigh Lane. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.strutt/rrcor2.html
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 13 Dec 2009
0.06 miles
3
Day Nursery
This building standing on its own on the north side of Leigh Rd on Leigh Common looks as if it might have been a pub at one time but it is now occupied by Tops Day Nursery.
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 6 Mar 2013
0.10 miles
4
Line of Castleman Railway, Wimborne
This section of the Southampton to Dorchester railway closed in 1964.
Image: © Lorraine and Keith Bowdler
Taken: 27 Mar 2010
0.11 miles
6
Colehill, Northleigh Lane
Steep, winding lane from Colehill (on a hill) down to Leigh, in the Stour valley; bordered by larger properties, gardens, woodland & paddocks.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 13 Dec 2009
0.14 miles
7
Colehill: postbox № BH21 10, Leigh Road
This postbox stands under the foliage of a tree on a grassy patch between Leigh and Brookside Roads, virtually on the boundary between Colehill parish and Wimborne Minster town. Its final collection occurs at 5:30pm on weekdays and at 11:30am on Saturdays.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 10 Jun 2009
0.14 miles
8
Colehill: boardwalk on Leigh Common
The Common features several paths - some gravelled and some, where necessary, elevated as a boardwalk - and is mainly woodland with a little open meadow.
This boardwalk along the northern side of the common takes a rather splendidly meandering path.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 22 May 2018
0.15 miles
10
Leigh Common, Wimborne
Leigh Common is a local nature reserve in Wimborne. It was once an extensive area of wet grassland and meadows, with ponds and ditches, once used by cattle traders on their way to Wimborne Market. There are now several gravel and raised boardwalk footpaths, through this area.
http://www.dorsetforyou.com
Image: © Lorraine and Keith Bowdler
Taken: 27 Mar 2010
0.17 miles