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Barn, Charlton Down
You can also see another barn on the way across the down towards Forston.
Image: © Andrew Smith
Taken: 27 Aug 2007
0.12 miles
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Cornfield at Charlton Higher Down
View SW towards the new housing at Charlton Down which can be seen in the distance. The name Charlton comes from the place where Ceorls (pronounced churls) live. Ceorls were free peasants who lived in Anglo Saxon times. We still use a derivative of this word in "churlish". It originally meant of lower social class. So people who live in Charlton are peasants!
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 6 Aug 2008
0.12 miles
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Copse, Charlton Down
A copse hiding a reservoir just to the west of the junction at Roman Road Farm.
Image: © Andrew Smith
Taken: 27 Aug 2007
0.15 miles
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Charlton Higher Down
This clump of trees contains a covered reservoir on top of which is a significant metal tower.
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 6 Aug 2008
0.16 miles
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Old Milestone by the UC road, east of Charlton Down
Metal plate attached to stone post by the UC road, in parish of CHARMINSTER (WEST DORSET District), 300m South of junction to Herrison House/Hospital, on a slight bend opposite a small layby, 1 metre back from road against hedge, on West side of road. Dorset 1 and 4 (iron plated), erected by the Weymouth, Melcombe Regis & Dorchester turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
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DORCHESTER
SHERBORNE
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Carved benchmark lower mid front.
Milestone Society National ID: DO_DOSB03
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 27 Feb 2011
0.17 miles
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Charminster, sheep grazing
On Charlton Higher Down.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 27 Feb 2011
0.18 miles
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Roman Road Farm in winter
A menagerie of animals lives here.
Image: © Becky Williamson
Taken: 22 Mar 2018
0.20 miles
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Charlton Down: postbox № DT2 213, Meech Way
This Elizabeth II-reign postbox serves the eastern half of the Charlton Down estate and is emptied at 11am each morning except Sunday.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 7 Jun 2009
0.20 miles
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Charlton Down Nature Reserve
This small reserve has been built on the edge of the housing development at the old Herrison Hospital just outside Dorchester.
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 6 Aug 2008
0.22 miles
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Charlton Down
Houses on the new residential development where it abuts open farmland.
Image: © Andrew Smith
Taken: 27 Aug 2007
0.24 miles