Visit Farnham, Dorset Places

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Farnham, Dorset Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Farnham, Dorset

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Farnham, Dorset history

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Domesday Book Ferneham or Fernham is recorded five times, though not all the entries refer to the present-day settlement. The early settlement history of Farnham isn’t clear. For much of its history Farnham has been closely connected with Tollard Royal, the adjacent village and parish in neighbouring Wiltshire.

Farnham, Dorset toponymy

The name Farnham derives from the Old English fearn (fern) and ham (homestead) Farnham means an enclosure or homestead where ferns grow. In the Domesday Book of 1086 Farnham was recorded as Ferneham or Fernham.

Farnham, Dorset geography / climate

Farnham parish is situated at the head of the valley of the small Gussage Brook, on the dip slope of the hills of Cranborne Chase. It covers 1,420 acres (570 ha) at an approximate altitude of 75 to 150 metres (250 to 500 feet) and geologically comprises chalk, overlain by clay-with-flints in places. Measured directly, Farnham village is 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Blandford Forum, 7+1/2 mi (12 km) southeast of Shaftesbury and 10 mi (16 km) north-northwest of Wimborne Minster.

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12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Farnham, Dorset places to visit

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

Larmer Tree Festival Larmer Tree Festival is a 3-day music, comedy and arts festival held annually at the Larmer tree Gardens near Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire-Dorset border in England. Described as “One of the most family-friendly festivals around”, it takes place in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Eastbury Park Eastbury Park was a country estate near Tarrant Gunville in Dorset. It contained a large mansion designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. The mansion has not survived, but its former service wing has become a country house.

Woodcutts Settlement Woodcutts Settlement is an archaeological site of the late Iron Age and Romano-British period on Cranborne Chase, England. It is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the hamlet of Woodcuttts, and about 1.75 miles north-west of the village of Sixpenny Handley, in Dorset.

Thickthorn Down Long Barrows The Thickthorn Down Long Barrows are two Neolithic long barrows, near the village of Gussage St Michael in Dorset, England. They are near the south-western end of the Dorset Cursus, a Neolithic feature.

South Lodge Camp South Lodge Camp is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age. It is situated about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south-east of the village of Tollard Royal, Wiltshire. Site is on Cranborne Chase, near the boundary with Dorset.

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