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About Higher Melcombe

Higher Melcombe is a small Dorset village reached via the A352 between Dorchester and Sherborne, then country lanes through Cross Lanes. Local routes connect surrounding villages like Melcombe Bingham and Ansty through the Piddle Valley's network of minor roads. The area has around 30 EV charging points nearby. The 13th-century parish church contains an unusually well-preserved medieval stone reredos.

Where is Higher Melcombe on the map?

Higher Melcombe is in England, at 50.821, -2.360 - about 20 km south of Stourton Caundle.

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The closest airport to Higher Melcombe is Bournemouth Airport, 51 km (about 1 h by car).

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