Coordinates: 50°37′23″N2°30′18″W / 50.623°N 2.505°W Sutton Poyntz Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.
A liberty was an English unit originating in the Middle Ages, traditionally defined as an area in which regalian right was revoked and where the land was held by a mesne lord. It later became a unit of local government administration.
A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes, in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. The modern French is comté, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, Gau, etc..
Sutton Poyntz is also a small and ill-defined village which forms a northern extension to the larger village of Preston. It lies in a small enclosed valley beneath the Osmington White Horse, a local landmark.
The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill just north of Weymouth in 1808. It is in the South Dorset Downs in the parish of Osmington.
The Reverend John Hutchins (1698–1773) was Church of England clergyman, and English topographer, who is best known as a county historian of Dorset.
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Badbury Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, which took its name from the earthwork of Badbury Rings. It contained the following parishes:
Eggerton Hundred or Eggardon Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Pimperne Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Redlane Hundred or Redland Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Winfrith Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Corfe Castle Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing only the parish of Corfe Castle.
Bindon Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Dewlish Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Fordington Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Frampton Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, which contained the following parishes:
Gillingham Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Loders and Bothenhampton Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Piddletrenthide Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:
Waybayouse Liberty or Wabyhouse Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing part of the parish of Upwey.
Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following areas:
Powerstock Liberty was a liberty comprising part of the parish of Powerstock in Dorset, England.
Poyntz may refer to:
The River Jordan is a river in the county of Dorset, England. The river is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long, and includes the tributaries of the Osmington Brook and the Preston River. The River Jordan discharges into the English Channel at Bowleaze Cove, northeast of Weymouth.