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Holywell, Dorset

Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 2°34′45″W / 50.8367°N 2.5793°W / 50.8367; -2.5793
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Holywell
Hamlet
Holywell House
Holywell is located in Dorset
Holywell
Holywell
Location within Dorset
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01935
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50°50′12″N 2°34′45″W / 50.8367°N 2.5793°W / 50.8367; -2.5793

Holywell is a hamlet in Dorset, England, located on the A37 roughly midway between Yeovil and Dorchester. A tributary of the River Frome passes through the hamlet.

A number of Bronze Age objects have been discovered locally and are now in the British Museum.[1]

From 1857 to 1966 Holywell was served by Evershot Station on the Heart of Wessex line, which was named after the nearby village to the west.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Holywell". British Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. p93