Mount Pleasant
Settlement in Dorset
England
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is a small village located in the county of Dorset, England. Situated on the southwest coast of the country, it is part of the Purbeck district and lies within the Isle of Purbeck Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is positioned between the towns of Swanage and Wareham, offering residents and visitors easy access to these larger settlements.
This picturesque village is known for its stunning natural surroundings, with rolling hills, lush meadows, and breathtaking views of the English Channel. The area is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, as it offers a multitude of opportunities for hiking, cycling, and exploring the nearby countryside.
Mount Pleasant itself is a small, tight-knit community with a population of approximately 500 residents. The village features a handful of charming cottages and houses, some of which date back centuries, adding to its quaint and traditional atmosphere.
Despite its small size, Mount Pleasant is well-served by local amenities. There is a primary school, a village hall, and a community center, providing residents with opportunities for education, social activities, and events.
For those seeking a peaceful and idyllic place to reside or visit, Mount Pleasant offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its natural beauty and sense of community make it a truly special place within the Dorset countryside.
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Mount Pleasant Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 50.776683/-2.0145564 or Grid Reference SY9997. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
Footpath across golf course fairway
A public right-of-way across one of the fairways at Broadstone Golf Course, at Corfe Hills.
Corfe and Barrow Hills Nature Reserve
Looking towards Rushcombe Bottom, from the footpath across the Corfe and Barrow Hills Nature Reserve.
Lambs Green Lane
Not sure what's turning the water orange, with this field run-off.
Remains of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
The site of Corfe Mullen Junction, with some old crossing gates and an (extended) crossing keeper / signalman's house.
Beautiful stretch of the Dorset Stour
Taken on the South side of the river, on the Bear Mead nature reserve, near Cowgrove.
Hay cutting at Bear Mead nature reserve
One of the amazing machines that cut the hay and gather it into long piles to be subsequently picked up and baled.
Loading the baled and wrapped hay, ready for removal
Mid-summer hay cutting at Bear Mead nature reserve
The incredible baling machine at Bear Mead nature reserve
The machine scoops up the pre-cut silage and forms it into bales, then wraps it in plastic before disgorging it onto the field to await collection.
Hay cutting at Bear Mead nature reserve
One machine still cutting the grass whilst another carries away the wrapped bales to be loaded and transported.
Hay cutting at Bear Mead nature reserve
Continuous operation. Cutting of the grass and forming long lines ready for the next machine to scoop it up, form it into round bales and wrap it in plastic. It then dumps it out of the back end ready for the third machine to collect and lift it onto the flat bed trailer for subsequent transportation.
Old Milestone by the A31, north west of Sleight
Stone post (plate lost) by the A31, in parish of CORFE MULLEN (EAST DORSET District), grass area opposite St Huberts church, just inside safety barrier, on South side of road. Dorset 2 (limestone), erected by the Puddletown & Wimborne turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
DORCHESTER
20
WIMBORNE
2
Milestone Society National ID: DO_DOWB20
Mount Pleasant is located at Grid Ref: SY9997 (Lat: 50.776683, Lng: -2.0145564)
Unitary Authority: Dorset
Police Authority: Dorset
What 3 Words
///notices.honestly.decoded. Near Wimborne Minster, Dorset
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 50.776683,-2.0145564Fuel
Esso Windgreen
Addr Housenumber: 2
Addr Postcode: BH21 3LE
Addr Street: Wareham Road
Car Wash: yes
Fhrs Id: 340427
Operator: Esso
Shop: kiosk
Surveillance: outdoor;public
Lat/Long: 50.7770231/-2.0158381
BHLive Corfe Mullen
Access: customers
Addr Housenumber: 14
Addr Postcode: BH21 3LE
Addr Street: Wareham Road
Building: yes
Fhrs Id: 950896
Leisure: fitness_centre
Operator: BHLive
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Sport: swimming
Lat/Long: 50.7762266/-2.0164407
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Diameter: 150
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Ref: 9673
Source: GPS
Lat/Long: 50.7770047/-2.0145643
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Diameter: 150
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Source: GPS
Lat/Long: 50.7783685/-2.0135565
Waste Basket
Source: GPS
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 50.7783721/-2.0135179
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Diameter: 4 inch
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Ref: 6410
Source: GPS+GLONASS
Lat/Long: 50.773427/-2.018844
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Diameter: 150
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Ref: 2027
Source: GPS+GLONASS
Lat/Long: 50.7740489/-2.0165583
Crossing
Crossing: traffic_signals
Crossing Island: no
Lat/Long: 50.7742447/-2.0165811
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Ref: zebra
Source: bing
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 50.7771058/-2.0145171
Man Made: surveillance
Surveillance: outdoor;public
Surveillance Type: camera
Lat/Long: 50.7771912/-2.0156796
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Island: no
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.778275/-2.0136152
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Island: yes
Crossing Markings: no
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 50.7767621/-2.0146815
Post Box
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: BH21 215
Ref GB Uprn: 10015295263
Lat/Long: 50.7806889/-2.01372
Bus Stop
Corfe Mullen Co-op
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA11340
Naptan Bearing: S
Naptan CommonName: Co-op Store
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: dordamdj
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Street: Wareham Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.7745919/-2.0164161
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: no
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.777494/-2.0138578
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Island: yes
Kerb: lowered
Lat/Long: 50.7807647/-2.014312
Man Made: street_cabinet
Note: FTTC cab ... possibly ECI given http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/fttc-cabinets.htm
Street Cabinet: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7770689/-2.0148541
Man Made: street_cabinet
Ref: 11
Street Cabinet: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7771391/-2.0151595
Man Made: street_cabinet
Note: FTTC cab ... possibly Huawei given http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/fttc-cabinets.htm
Street Cabinet: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7773525/-2.0140899
Man Made: street_cabinet
Ref: 51
Street Cabinet: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7773749/-2.0140545
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: no
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.7761808/-2.0157669
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Lat/Long: 50.7798138/-2.0171324
Bus Stop
Windgreen
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA11341
Naptan Bearing: SW
Naptan CommonName: Windgreen
Naptan Indicator: SW-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: dordamga
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: yes
Lat/Long: 50.7765481/-2.0153606
Bus Stop
Windgreen
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA11342
Naptan Bearing: NE
Naptan CommonName: Windgreen
Naptan Indicator: NE-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: dordamdw
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.7766248/-2.0154525
Bus Stop
Corfe Mullen, Lockyers School
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA10416
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Lockyers School
Naptan Indicator: W-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: dordajwd
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Street: Wimborne Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 50.7798308/-2.0184073
Bus Stop
Corfe Mullen, Lockyers School
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA10417
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Lockyers School
Naptan Indicator: E-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: dordajtw
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 50.7800479/-2.0191568
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Lat/Long: 50.7806416/-2.0134416
Fast Food
Subway
Addr Housenumber: 2
Addr Postcode: BH21 3LE
Addr Street: Wareham Road
Brand: Subway
Brand Wikidata: Q244457
Brand Wikipedia: en:Subway (restaurant)
Cuisine: sandwich
Delivery: no
Drive Through: no
Fhrs Id: 1105338
Operator: Subway
Outdoor Seating: no
Smoking: no
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Takeaway: yes
Lat/Long: 50.776984/-2.0157855
Telephone
Booth: KX100
Covered: booth
Ref GB Uprn: 10024749145
Lat/Long: 50.7799357/-2.0192268
Newtown
Place: locality
Source: OS OpenData StreetView
Lat/Long: 50.7772598/-2.0176347
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7725523/-2.016251
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7735441/-2.0145671
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.773902/-2.0137705
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7738206/-2.0135022
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7740835/-2.0143015
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7740632/-2.0141889
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7749757/-2.0152215
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7746195/-2.0134406
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7760493/-2.014095
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7754387/-2.0132716
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7749231/-2.012534
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7748739/-2.0124776
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7744923/-2.0114423
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7734305/-2.0132072
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.772774/-2.0134593
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7735342/-2.0115372
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7735359/-2.0114461
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 50.7739617/-2.0110142
Barrier: kissing_gate
Bicycle: no
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 50.7791591/-2.0094714
Bus Stop
Corfe Mullen Co-op
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Lit: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA11339
Naptan Bearing: N
Naptan CommonName: Co-op Store
Naptan Indicator: N-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: dordamaw
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BOMO
Naptan Street: Wareham Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.7736351/-2.0168602
Asda Express
Addr City: Wimborne
Addr Country: GB
Addr Housenumber: 2
Addr Postcode: BH21 3LE
Addr Street: Wareham Road
Branch: Windgreen
Brand: Asda Express
Brand Wikidata: Q114826023
Fhrs Id: 1606418
Shop: convenience
Lat/Long: 50.7770397/-2.0160154
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