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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Rixon, Dorset

  

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

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Rixon, Dorset etymology

The name Rixon was derived from the Old English word risc, “rushes”, and survives as Rix and Rex in Dorset, Somerset and Devon dialects.

You can visit Rixon, Dorset places with Walkfo Rixon, Dorset to hear history at Rixon, Dorset’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Rixon, Dorset has 21 places to visit in our interactive Rixon, Dorset 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 Rixon, Dorset, 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 Rixon, Dorset places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Rixon, Dorset & the surrounding areas.

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21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Rixon, Dorset places to visit

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

Banbury Hill Banbury Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south of Sturminster Newton and 1.6 km north-west of the village of Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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.

St Aldhelm’s Church, Belchalwell St Aldhelm’s Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Belchalwell, Dorset. The oldest parts of the church are of the 12th century; much of the building is of the 15th century.

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.

Sturminster Newton Castle Sturminster Newton Castle is a site consisting of the remains of a medieval manor house within an Iron Age hillfort. The ruins are privately owned.

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