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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Child Okeford

  

Child Okeford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Child Okeford

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Child Okeford history

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On Hambledon Hill to the east of the village are a Neolithic ceremonial burial site and an Iron Age hill fort. The village’s name derives from the Old English cild, meaning a noble-born son, plus ac and ford, also Old English, meaning an oak-tree ford. In 1645 the village was the site of a battle in the English Civil War.

Child Okeford geography / climate

Child Okeford parish covers 1,570 acres (640 hectares) at an elevation of about 40 to 190 metres (130 to 620 feet) The underlying geology is Kimmeridge clay, upper and lower greensand, gault and some chalk in the east.

You can visit Child Okeford places with Walkfo Child Okeford to hear history at Child Okeford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Child Okeford has 19 places to visit in our interactive Child Okeford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Child Okeford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Child Okeford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Child Okeford & the surrounding areas.

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19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Child Okeford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Child Okeford

  

Best Child Okeford places to visit

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Child Okeford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Child Okeford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Child Okeford’s information audio spots:

North Dorset Railway North Dorset Railway is based at Shillingstone railway station on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The project’s present aim is to restore the current leased length of one quarter of a mile of 1,200 feet (370 m) single track mainline with a passing loop between the platforms. Double track has been laid through the station using 95 bullhead rail extending to the current northern and southern boundaries.

Hambledon Hill Hambledon Hill is a chalk outcrop on the southwestern corner of Cranborne Chase, separated from the Dorset Downs by the River Stour. It is owned by the National Trust and is situated in the Blackmore Vale five miles northwest of Blandford Forum.

Stepleton House Stepleton House is a 17th-century country house in the parish of Iwerne Stepleton in Dorset. Originally built around a courtyard, the house is now a six- by five-bay block with flanking pavilions. The main house dates from the 17th century. The grounds and the stable block are separately Grade II listed.

St Luke’s Church, West Orchard St Luke’s Church is a Church of England church in West Orchard, Dorset. Most of the church dates to a rebuild of 1876–77 to the designs of Thomas Henry Wyatt. The chancel is 15th-century and the church is Grade II listed.

Girdlers Coppice Girdlers Coppice is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. It is adjacent to the larger Piddles Wood to the south (across the A357) and bordered by the River Stour to the north. Access is across fields from the car park for Fiddleford Manor.

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