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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sydling St Nicholas

  

Sydling St Nicholas Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sydling St Nicholas

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Sydling St Nicholas history

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People have lived in the area for nearly 5,000 years, though in pre-Roman times human habitation was confined to the hilltops. Evidence of an early village settlement exists at Shearplace Hill, about 0.75 miles (1.25 km) to the south-east of the current village.

Sydling St Nicholas toponymy

In the 10th century the village was recorded as Sidelyng and in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was Sidelince. ‘Sydling’ derives from the Old English sīd and hlinc, which mean ‘broad ridge’ and refer to the hills around the village.

Sydling St Nicholas geography / climate

Sydling St Nicholas is sited in the valley of Sydling Water, a tributary of the River Frome. The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres (360 ft) and the surrounding chalk hills rise to 265 metres (869 ft) at Gore Hill to the north. All of the civil parish lies within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

Sydling Water

Sydling Water is a chalk stream that rises just to the north of Sydling St Nicholas in the hamlet of Up Sydling. The stream used to flow along the High Street in an open course, resulting in occasional floods. After a thunderstorm in 1889 one local man, Tom Churchill, drowned after being swept away.

You can visit Sydling St Nicholas places with Walkfo Sydling St Nicholas to hear history at Sydling St Nicholas’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sydling St Nicholas has 13 places to visit in our interactive Sydling St Nicholas 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 Sydling St Nicholas, 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 Sydling St Nicholas places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sydling St Nicholas & the surrounding areas.

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13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sydling St Nicholas places to visit

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

Shearplace Hill Enclosure The Shearplace Hill Enclosure is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England.

St Francis’ Church, Frome Vauchurch St Francis’ Church is a Church of England church in Frome Vauchurch, Dorset. It has 12th-century origins, with a major rebuild in the 17th century and restoration in the 19th century. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

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