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About School House

School House is a tiny Dorset settlement near Thorncombe, reached via the B3165 from the A35 trunk road. The area sits where the Dorset Downs meet the Blackdown Hills, creating pleasant mixed countryside typical of the Devon-Dorset border region. The original Victorian schoolhouse that gave the place its name still stands as a private home.

Where is School House on the map?

School House is in England, at 50.818, -2.900 - about 4 km south-east of Axeford Estate.

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Thorncombe2 km 5 minHolway, Dorset2 km 5 minHolditch3 km 10 minBirdsmoorgate4 km 10 minWestford, Dorset4 km 10 minLaymore4 km 10 minHawkchurch4 km 10 minAmmerham5 km 15 minAxeford Estate5 km 15 minMarshalsea5 km 15 minWhatley, Somerset 26 km 15 minCoombses6 km 15 minGreenham, Dorset6 km 15 minBettiscombe6 km 15 minPerry Street, Somerset6 km 15 min

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The closest airport to School House is Exeter International Airport, 49 km (about 49 min by car).

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