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This postbox stands outside the former location of the post office, according to both my old version of the 1:25,000 map and my woolly memory. The box is emptied finally at noon on weekdays and at 7:30am on Saturdays.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.1km<br/>Opposite Chestnut Farm, near the parish church.
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.1km<br/>Outside the church gate is a 14th century preaching cross.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.1km<br/>C15 cross near the entrance to St. Peter's Church. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=103739&mode=quick
©Mike Faherty
Dist:0.1km<br/>The remains of the ancient cross at Pimperne, just outside the entrance to the churchyard.
©Chris Downer
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©Chris Downer
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©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>This arch is above the door between the porch and church itself.
©Trish Steel
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©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>Pimperne is recorded in the Domesday Book and the name itself comes from the Celtic 'pimp pren', meaning five trees.
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©Charles Drown
Dist:0.2km<br/>The tower houses five bells.
©Trish Steel
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©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>The font is Norman. It is has lost its original cover, but the replacement is of unknown date is unusual and of magnificent workmanship. It is said to have been found nearby!
©Trish Steel
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©Trish Steel

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