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Dist:0.4km<br/>Abbey in Witchampton
©Colin Foot
Dist:0.5km<br/>The River Allen is one of Dorset’s chalk streams, a true wild brown trout paradise.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>The bridge takes Witchampton Lane over the River Allen.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking upstream from next to Witchampton Bridge, with a small weir and footbridge ahead.
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.5km<br/>A hump-back bridge carrying Witchampton Lane across the River Allen.
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.5km<br/>This sign is attached to the southern parapet of the bridge that takes Witchampton Lane over the River Allen.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>On the north parapet of the bridge over the River Allen is a bench mark, it is just below the sign. For a view of the bridge [[1937978]] and for more information about the bench mark http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm34755 A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.6km<br/>This early C19 watermill is a detached building, separate from the mill house which is to the right. Traces of where the giant water wheel was positioned can clearly be seen on the wall. Like its neighbour, the building is Grade II Listed.
©Mike Searle
Dist:0.6km<br/>A former C18 mill house with its separate early C19 watermill on the left, it's Grade II Listed.
©Mike Searle
Dist:0.6km<br/>The remains of the wheel can still be seen in the wheel pit of the former watermill. It would appear to have been constructed from a mixture of wood and iron. Note the broken stump of the shaft in the recess of the wall.
©Mike Searle
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©Toby
Dist:0.6km<br/>Shortly before rejoining River Allen. The mill no longer operates.
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.6km<br/>Former mill house overlooking the River Allen, on Witchampton Lane; listed by English Heritage: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=107582&mode=adv
©Mike Faherty
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©Toby
Dist:0.6km<br/>At the beginning of a footpath from Witchampton Lane to Lower Street, across a ploughed field. It doesn't look a well-trodden route!
©Mike Faherty

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