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Lytchett Matravers history

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Until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 a Danish lord called Tholf held the manor of Lytchett. The name comes from the Brittonic litchet meaning “grey wood” and the Norman surname “Maltravers” An alternative derivation is from the word lynchet or linchet, which is an earth terrace found on the side of a hill.

Lytchett Matravers geography / climate

The village is on higher ground in a landscape of small valleys, open fields and woods. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck hills. To the northeast are the plantations of Henbury and Stoney Down.

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Best Lytchett Matravers places to visit

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

Stoney Down Stoney Down or Stony Down is both a hill and a forested area of forested countryside in Dorset, England. The area has been designated an “Area of Great Landscape Value” in the East Dorset Local Plan. It covers an area of 51.13 hectares (126.3 acres)

Beacon Hill, Dorset Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches 84 metres (276 ft) above sea level. Historically it was one of a series of beacons used to warn of the advancing Spanish Armada.

St Aldhelm’s Church, Lytchett Heath St Aldhelm’s Church is a private church in Lytchett Heath, Dorset. It was designed by George Crickmay for Lord Eustace Cecil and built in 1898. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1984.

Charborough House Charborough House, also known as Charborough Park, is a Grade I listed building, the manor house of the ancient manor of Charborough. The house is situated between Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis in Dorset, England. The grounds, which include a deer park and gardens, adjoin the villages of Winterborne Zelston and Newton Peveril.

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