Langton Matravers

Civil Parish in Dorset Purbeck

England

Langton Matravers

Path coming out on to High Street Path beside churchyard coming out on to High Street — Path coming out on to High Street Credit: Shaun Ferguson

Langton Matravers is a civil parish located in the county of Dorset, England. Situated on the Isle of Purbeck, it is nestled between the towns of Swanage and Worth Matravers. Spanning an area of approximately 7 square kilometers, Langton Matravers is home to a population of around 1,000 residents.

The parish is characterized by its charming rural setting, with rolling hills and picturesque countryside views. It is surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty, including the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its stunning cliffs and fossil-rich beaches.

Langton Matravers has a rich history, with evidence of settlements dating back to the Bronze Age. The village itself features a mix of architectural styles, from traditional thatched cottages to more modern houses. St. George's Church, a Grade II listed building, is a prominent landmark in the area.

The parish is also known for its active community, with several local groups and organizations offering a range of activities and events. The Village Hall serves as a hub for community gatherings and hosts various functions throughout the year.

Langton Matravers offers a range of amenities to its residents, including a primary school, a post office, a convenience store, and a pub. The village is well-connected, with regular bus services linking it to nearby towns and attractions.

Overall, Langton Matravers is a picturesque and vibrant community that offers a peaceful rural lifestyle while being in close proximity to the natural wonders of the Jurassic Coast.

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Langton Matravers Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.608452/-2.002061 or Grid Reference SY9978. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Path coming out on to High Street Path beside churchyard coming out on to High Street

Path coming out on to High Street

Path beside churchyard coming out on to High Street

Crack Lane Cemetery Crack Lane Cemetery outside of Langton Matravers

Crack Lane Cemetery

Crack Lane Cemetery outside of Langton Matravers

South West Coast Path South West Coast Path nearing Dancing Ledge

South West Coast Path

South West Coast Path nearing Dancing Ledge

Path following the Wall Path following the wall above Dancing Ledge

Path following the Wall

Path following the wall above Dancing Ledge

Keates Quarry Keates Quarry dinosaur footprints

Keates Quarry

Keates Quarry dinosaur footprints

Priest's Way Priest&#039;s Way passing the entrance to Keates Quarry dinosaur footprints

Priest's Way

Priest's Way passing the entrance to Keates Quarry dinosaur footprints

Path heading towards Woodhyde Campsite From Haycrafts Lane the path heading towards Woodhyde Campsite

Path heading towards Woodhyde Campsite

From Haycrafts Lane the path heading towards Woodhyde Campsite

Haycraft's Lane Minor road near Harman&#039;s Cross.

Haycraft's Lane

Minor road near Harman's Cross.

Level Crossing Steam train near Harman&#039;s Cross.

Level Crossing

Steam train near Harman's Cross.

Level crossing, Quarr Farm

Level crossing, Quarr Farm

The pool at Dancing Ledge Blasted out of the rock after WW1 for local schoolchildren, the natural swimming pool fills at high tide.

The pool at Dancing Ledge

Blasted out of the rock after WW1 for local schoolchildren, the natural swimming pool fills at high tide.

Track off the Priest's Way

Track off the Priest's Way

Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge

Main road to Swanage at Instow

Main road to Swanage at Instow

High Street High Street A351 heading into Swanage

High Street

High Street A351 heading into Swanage

Coombe Hill Coombe Hill passing Coombe Farm

Coombe Hill

Coombe Hill passing Coombe Farm

New Barn Bridge New Barn Bridge on Knitson Lane

New Barn Bridge

New Barn Bridge on Knitson Lane

Path to Windmill Knap From New Barn the path to Windmill Knap

Path to Windmill Knap

From New Barn the path to Windmill Knap

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Langton Matravers is located at Grid Ref: SY9978 (Lat: 50.608452, Lng: -2.002061)

Administrative County: Dorset

District: Purbeck

Police Authority: Dorset

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///fortnight.storm.wool. Near Swanage, Dorset

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 50.608452,-2.002061

Langton Matravers

Is In: Dorset, England, UK

Place: village

Source: npe

Lat/Long: 50.6099559/-2.0004999

Turning Circle

Lat/Long: 50.6074782/-2.0048427

Turning Circle

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6100406/-2.0034477

Langton Matravers Museum of the Stone Industry

Addr City: Swanage

Addr Postcode: BH19 3HZ

Addr Street: Saint George's Close

Fee: yes

Fee Conditional: no @ (age < 10)

Opening Hours: Apr 01-Sep 30 Mo-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-16:00

Tourism: museum

Website: https://www.dorsetmuseums.co.uk/langton-matravers-museum

Wikidata: Q113369844

Lat/Long: 50.610026/-2.0033197

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904038

Source: survey

Source Ref: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6081748/-2.0005495

Material: wood

Power: pole

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Lat/Long: 50.6094666/-2.0001065

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6050646/-2.0055007

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6056528/-2.0057992

Material: wood

Power: pole

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Lat/Long: 50.6063647/-2.0061538

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6069413/-2.0064541

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6118766/-1.9986378

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 100

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 649

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.6087201/-2.0074687

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 3 inch

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 8401

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.608828/-2.0046196

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 3 inch

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 5233

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.6091223/-2.0037461

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.6091966/-2.00235

Telephone

Booth: K6

Covered: booth

Operator: BT

Payment Coins: yes

Phone: +44 1929 422225

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.6096016/-2.0019783

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 100

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 2785

Source: GPS

Lat/Long: 50.6097622/-2.0013467

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 245;816028

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.6104566/-2.0076401

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 816031

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Source Ref: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6105062/-2.0070144

Man Made: surveillance

Surveillance: public

Surveillance Type: camera

Lat/Long: 50.6089339/-2.0073671

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 3 inch

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 396

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.609388/-2.003994

Bench

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6095561/-2.0033388

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fixme: Is this a real fire hydrant?

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.6102917/-2.0085083

Barrier: stile

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.6103888/-2.0079266

Barrier: stile

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6106087/-2.0068795

Historic Highway: street_lamp

Note: Concrete street lapm column, still partially exists, cut short to fit in wall.

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.6091515/-2.0046066

Fixme: Small water tap on a short pillar above a blocked drain. Looks abandoned.

Lat/Long: 50.609256/-2.0044207

Post Box

Brand: Royal Mail

Brand Wikidata: Q638098

Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail

Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:30; Sa 09:45

Operator: Royal Mail

Operator Wikidata: Q638098

Post Box Type: pillar

Ref: BH19 76

Ref GB Uprn: 10015477930

Royal Cypher: EIIR

Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.6095203/-2.0023487

Historic: memorial

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6095564/-2.0033954

Waste Basket

Source: survey

Waste: dog_excrement

Lat/Long: 50.6096579/-2.0024024

Man Made: surveillance

Surveillance: outdoor;public

Surveillance Type: camera

Lat/Long: 50.6097561/-2.0052665

Fixme: School playing fields

Lat/Long: 50.6103783/-2.0070248

Location: underground

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Water: wash_out

Lat/Long: 50.610573/-2.0053422

Bench

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6128946/-2.0012445

Bench

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6128972/-2.0022834

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Lat/Long: 50.6047707/-2.0050859

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6108973/-1.9996271

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6111895/-1.9987122

Durnford Drove

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904045;16

Source: survey

Source Ref: survey

Transformer: distribution

Voltage Primary: 11000

Voltage Secondary: 400

Voltage Tertiary: 230

Lat/Long: 50.607311/-2.0050397

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904042;14

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.607356/-2.0008

Langton Matravers

Location Transition: yes

Material: wood

Note: 11kV goes underground as well as LV

Power: pole

Ref: 56904036

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Transformer: distribution

Voltage Primary: 11000

Voltage Secondary: 400

Voltage Tertiary: 230

Lat/Long: 50.6098048/-1.9999995

Location Transition: yes

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904051

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.606597/-2.0076471

Barrier: kissing_gate

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6067354/-2.007616

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904044;15

Source: survey

Source Ref: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6073326/-2.0030014

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey

Step Count: 2

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 50.6078694/-1.9999584

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey

Step Count: 1

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 50.6078809/-1.9998961

Location Transition: yes

Material: wood

Power: pole

Source: survey

Transformer: distribution

Voltage Primary: 11000

Voltage Secondary: 400

Voltage Tertiary: 230

Lat/Long: 50.6079777/-1.9956691

Barrier: kissing_gate

Lat/Long: 50.6080897/-1.9980316

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 100

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 11999

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.60817/-2.003944

Grit Bin

Lat/Long: 50.6082102/-2.0046818

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 50.6090803/-2.0046839

Bench

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6092173/-2.0048537

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.609228/-2.004856

Recycling

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6095816/-1.999093

Waste Basket

Check Date: 2023-04-07

Waste: dog_excrement

Lat/Long: 50.6097565/-1.9984336

Milestone

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.609817/-1.9981674

Grit Bin

Source: survey

Lat/Long: 50.609823/-1.9981432

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Diameter: 3 inch

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Ref: 10067

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Lat/Long: 50.609913/-1.998047

School

St George's Pre-School

Denomination: anglican

Religion: christian

Website: http://www.stgeorgespreschool.dorset.sch.uk/

Lat/Long: 50.609538/-2.0062609

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey

Step Count: 1

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 50.6065324/-1.9981814

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey

Step Count: 2

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 50.6065483/-1.999811

Waste Basket

Check Date: 2023-04-07

Source: survey

Waste: dog_excrement

Lat/Long: 50.607295/-2.0047816

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 816056

Lat/Long: 50.6073264/-2.0015234

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904043;14A

Ref Switch: SW 71812 F2H

Source: survey

Switch: mechanical

Lat/Long: 50.6073411/-2.0022009

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey

Step Count: 1

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Lat/Long: 50.6073538/-2.0006942

Bus Stop

Kings Arms

Bench: yes

Bus: yes

Layby: no

Naptan AtcoCode: 1200POA10090

Naptan Bearing: E

Naptan CommonName: The Kings Arms

Naptan Indicator: E-bound

Naptan NaptanCode: dordapgd

Naptan Street: High Street

Naptan Verified: no

Public Transport: platform

Shelter: yes

Lat/Long: 50.6095725/-2.0026538

Location Transition: yes

Material: wood

Power: pole

Ref: 56904040;2

Source: GPS+GLONASS

Source Ref: survey

Lat/Long: 50.6080557/-1.9980719

HPB - Langton House

Addr City: Langton Matravers, Swanage

Addr Housename: Langton House

Addr Postcode: BH19 3HG

Addr Street: Durnford Drove

Internet Access: wlan

Internet Access Fee: no

Operator: Holiday Property Bond

Smoking: no

Tourism: hotel

Lat/Long: 50.6052549/-2.0045506

Defibrillator

Defibrillator Location: High Street, Langton Matravers - almost opposite Kings Arms

Emergency: defibrillator

Indoor: no

Lat/Long: 50.6096858/-2.0018712

Direction: 190

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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

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Power: transformer

Source: bing

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Power: switch

Source: bing

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Power: transformer

Source: bing

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Power: switch

Source: bing

Lat/Long: 50.6083711/-2.0076257

Material: wood

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Source: bing

Source Ref: interpolation

Lat/Long: 50.6081445/-1.999784

Bus Stop

Steppes Hill

Bus: yes

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Naptan Bearing: E

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Naptan Indicator: E-bound

Naptan NaptanCode: dordapmg

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Public Transport: platform

Shelter: no

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Bus Stop

Steppes Hill

Bench: yes

Bin: yes

Bus: yes

Check Date: 2024-03-29

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Bus Stop

Kings Arms

Bus: yes

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Public Transport: platform

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Bus Stop

Durnford Drove

Bus: yes

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Naptan Bearing: W

Naptan CommonName: Durnford Drove

Naptan Indicator: W-bound

Naptan NaptanCode: dordapam

Naptan Street: High Street

Naptan Verified: no

Public Transport: platform

Shelter: no

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Bus Stop

Durnford Drove

Bus: yes

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Naptan Bearing: E

Naptan BusStopType: CUS

Naptan CommonName: Durnford Drove

Naptan Indicator: E-bound

Naptan NaptanCode: dordapaj

Naptan Street: High Street

Naptan Verified: no

Public Transport: platform

Shelter: no

Lat/Long: 50.609313/-2.0048379

Turning Circle

Lat/Long: 50.6070606/-2.0082713

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