Area Info for Melbury Bubb (Dorset)

Overview of Melbury Bubb

Melbury Bubb is a small rural hamlet located in Dorset, England. It is part of the civil parish of Melbury Sampford and is situated within the South West England region. The area is characterised by its picturesque countryside, traditional rural architecture, and tranquil environment.

Location and Accessibility

Melbury Bubb is positioned near other notable villages such as Melbury Sampford and Melbury Osmond. It is accessible via local country roads and is approximately a few miles from larger towns like Dorchester. The hamlet offers a peaceful setting away from urban centres, making it ideal for those seeking rural tranquillity.

Historical Context

While specific historical details about Melbury Bubb are limited, the surrounding region of Dorset is known for its rich history, including prehistoric sites, medieval architecture, and historic estates. The name 'Melbury' is derived from Old English, meaning 'mill fort', indicating historical significance related to milling or fortifications in the area.

Local Features and Environment

The landscape around Melbury Bubb is predominantly agricultural, with rolling hills, woodlands, and farmland. The area is known for its natural beauty, with opportunities for walking, cycling, and enjoying the rural scenery. Traditional Dorset cottages and farm buildings contribute to the area's historic charm.

Community and Amenities

As a small hamlet, Melbury Bubb does not have extensive amenities within its immediate vicinity. Residents typically rely on nearby villages and towns for services such as shops, schools, and healthcare. The community is likely close-knit, with a focus on rural lifestyle and local traditions.
Education
School
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.65 miles
Summer Lane, Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0JP
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Yetminster3.36 miles
Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LS
Thornford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.72 miles
Boot Lane, Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QY
Leweston School4.74 miles
Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6EN
Leweston School Junior Department4.74 miles
Leweston, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6EN
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School4.87 miles
Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0AX
Cerne Abbas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School4.87 miles
Duck Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LA
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Bradford Abbas5.37 miles
Mill Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6RH
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School5.48 miles
South View, Barwick, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9TH
Buckland Newton Church of England School5.74 miles
Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BY
East Coker Community Primary School5.87 miles
East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9HY
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.48 miles
Lenthay Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6AQ
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School6.75 miles
Lime Tree Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2PW
South Somerset Partnership School6.96 miles
Dampier Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4EN
Reckleford Community School and Children's Centre6.98 miles
Eastland Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4ET
Fiveways Special School7.04 miles
Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ
Health
Clinic
Community Services (Charter House)7.19 miles
Bartec 4, Watercombe Lane, Lynx West Trading Estate, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2SU
Community Services (Bartec)7.19 miles
Bartec, Watercombe Lane, Lynx West Trading Estate, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2SU
Fiveways Resource Centre7.36 miles
Ilchester Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BB
Magnolia7.44 miles
Summerlands Hospital Site, Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN
Holly Court7.44 miles
Summerlands, Preston Rd, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN
South Somerset Camhs7.53 miles
The Balidon Centre, Summerlands Site, Preston Rd, Yeovil, BA20 2BX
Rowan7.53 miles
Summerlands Hospital Site, Preston Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BX
Ryalls Park Medical Centre7.72 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BA
Bupa Home Healthcare - Somerset Community Copd Service8.29 miles
Wynford House, Lufton Way, Lufton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HR
Specsavers Hearcare - Shp - Dorchester11.07 miles
20 South Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BS
BPAS Dorchester11.08 miles
Dorchester Contraception and Sexual Health Centre, 20 Trinity Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TU
Bpas Dorcester11.08 miles
20 Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TU
Puddletown Surgery12.27 miles
2A Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8FY
Glastonbury Festival16.24 miles
West Lydford, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7DP
Dorchester Road Surgery16.25 miles
177 - 179 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7LE
Gp-Led Walk-In-Centre16.61 miles
Weymouth Community Health Centre, Weymouth Community Hospital, 3 Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TB
GP
Yetminster Health Centre - Fore Street1.73 miles
13 Fore Street, Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0JR
Yetminster Health Centre - Church Street3.11 miles
Church Street, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LG
Maiden Newton Surgery 4.86 miles
Pound Piece, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0DB
Cerne Abbas Surgery5.04 miles
Cerne Abbas Surgery, 51 Long Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7JG
Penn Hill Surgery6.79 miles
St. Nicholas Close, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SB
Hendford Lodge Medical Centre6.80 miles
74 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UJ
Yeovil Health Centre6.87 miles
37 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, England - Uk, BA20 1LS
Westlake Surgery6.99 miles
Dr Lindsay Smith, Westlake Surgery, West Coker, Somerset, BA22 9AH
Westlake Surgery - Dr J P Cox and Dr H E Day7.02 miles
High Street, West Coker, Somerset, BA22 9AH
Preston Grove Medical Centre7.15 miles
Preston Grove Medical Centre, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BQ
The Apples Medical Practice7.36 miles
East Mill Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3DG
Oaklands Surgery7.53 miles
Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL
New Land Practice7.61 miles
Grove Medical Centre, Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL
Bute House Practice7.61 miles
Grove Medical Centre, Wootton Grove, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4DL
Ryalls Park Medical Centre7.72 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BA
Barton House Practice7.76 miles
Barton House, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3EQ
Hospital
Yeovil District Hospital7.18 miles
Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT
Yeatman Hospital7.29 miles
Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU
Forston Clinic8.33 miles
Herrison Road, Dorschester, Dorset, DT2 9TB
Crewkerne Community Hospital10.12 miles
Middle Path,, TA18 8BG
Dorset County Hospital10.83 miles
Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY
Maiden Castle House11.33 miles
30 Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ER
Bridport Community Hospital11.43 miles
Hospital Lane, North Allington, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5DR
Greenfields Day Hospital11.43 miles
Hospital Lane, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5DR
BMI The Winterbourne Hospital11.69 miles
Herringston Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DR
South Petherton Community Hospital12.21 miles
Bernard Way,, TA13 5EF
Wincanton Community Hospital15.93 miles
Dancing Lane,, BA9 9DQ
Weymouth Community Hospital16.61 miles
Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TB
Westhaven Hospital16.67 miles
Radipole Lane, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 0QE
Chard Community Hospital16.72 miles
Crewkerne Road,, TA20 1NF
Blandford Community Hospital17.60 miles
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7DD
Axminster Community Hospital19.10 miles
Chard Road, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5DU
Pharmacy
Boots6.50 miles
The Peel Centre, Babylon Hill, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5BT
Options Pharmacy6.51 miles
61b West Coker Road, Yeovil,, BA20 2JD
Day Lewis Pharmacy6.79 miles
72 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UY
Penn Hill Pharmacy6.85 miles
9 South Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1QE
Boots6.87 miles
37 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LS
Superdrug Stores6.89 miles
15 High Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1RQ
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy7.03 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Queensway, Huish, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1DL
Preston Grove Pharmacy7.15 miles
Preston Grove Medical Ctr, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BQ
The Abbey Pharmacy7.21 miles
83 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BA
The Co-Operative Pharmacy7.21 miles
77 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3BA
Boots7.21 miles
29 Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3BA
Abbey Pharmacy7.21 miles
83 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BA
The Co-Operative Pharmacy7.52 miles
67 St John`s Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5NJ
Rowlands Pharmacy7.72 miles
Marsh Lane, Yeovil,, BA21 3BA
Asda Stores Ltd7.73 miles
Preston Road, Yeovil,, BA20 2HB
Beaminster Pharmacy7.90 miles
20 Hogshill Street, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3AA
Leisure
Park
MELBURY PARK (Grade II* Listed)1.39 miles
CHANTMARLE (Grade II* Listed)2.28 miles
HILFIELD HILL2.53 miles
MINTERNE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)3.97 miles
HOG CLIFF5.31 miles
BARWICK PARK (Grade II* Listed)5.93 miles
NEWTON SURMAVILLE (Grade II Listed)6.33 miles
YEOVIL6.76 miles
HARDINGTON MOOR6.83 miles
MAPPERTON HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)7.02 miles
SUNNINGDALE7.22 miles
BEAMINSTER MANOR (Grade II Listed)7.44 miles
BRYMPTON D'EVERCY (Grade II* Listed)7.70 miles
THE QUARR7.72 miles
SHERBORNE CASTLE (Grade I Listed)7.89 miles
PARNHAM HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)8.22 miles
Shop
Groceries
SPAR Yetminister3.22 miles
Spar, 2 Sunnyside Court, Dorset, DT9 6LF
The Stores4.91 miles
Church Rd, Maiden Newton Dorset DT2 0AA
SPAR Maiden Newton5.02 miles
Maiden Newton Filling Station, Dorchester Road, Dorset, DT2 0BA
SPAR Long Ash Service Station6.16 miles
Spar, Frampton, Dorset, DT2 9NW
Co-op Sherborne6.65 miles
Sherborne, DT9 6AW
Co-op Yeovil6.66 miles
Petrol Sherborne Road, BA21 5BQ
SPAR Yeovil6.79 miles
31/33, Forest Hill Shopping Centre, Somerset, BA20 2PH
Lidl Yeovil6.82 miles
West Henford, Yeovil, BA20 2AJ
SPAR West Coker Road6.82 miles
White Post Filling Station, West Coker Road, Somerset, BA22 9AA
Morrisons Yeovil6.83 miles
Lysander Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2AU
Farmfoods Yeovil6.85 miles
Sherborne Road, Yeovil, BA21 4HA
Iceland Yeovil6.90 miles
Units 20 Ivel Square, The Quedam Centre, Yeovil, BA20 1EY
M&S Yeovil6.90 miles
5 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LE
Lidl Yeovil7.00 miles
Lyde Road, Yeovil, BA21 5DW
Tesco Yeovil (Extra)7.04 miles
Queensway, Huish, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1DL
SPAR Yeovil Motors7.05 miles
Spar, Reckleford, Somerset, BA21 4EH
Transport
Airport
Bournemouth International Airport32.59 miles
Bristol International Airport37.63 miles
Exeter International Airport37.67 miles
Bus Stop
Holywell Cross (SE)0.88 miles
Holywell Cross (NW)0.89 miles
Holywell Cross (E)0.91 miles
Holywell Cross (W)0.91 miles
Bridge Cottages (E)0.95 miles
Bridge Cottages (W)0.96 miles
Chetnole Station (W)1.16 miles
Chetnole Station (E)1.17 miles
Chetnole Rail Station ()1.17 miles
Stockwood Cross (SE)1.18 miles
Chetnole Rail Station ()1.19 miles
Stockwood Cross (NW)1.20 miles
St Peters Church (SW)1.59 miles
St Peters Church (NE)1.59 miles
School Corner (SE)1.64 miles
School Corner (NW)1.65 miles
Ferry Port
Weymouth Ferry Terminal17.49 miles
Poole Ferry Terminal27.05 miles
Poole Quay Ferry Landing27.29 miles
Bridgwater Ferry Terminal27.34 miles
Brownsea Island Ferry Landing29.06 miles
Sandbanks Ferry Terminal29.51 miles
Shell Bay Ferry Terminal29.55 miles
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing35.09 miles
Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing35.47 miles
Wick Christchurch Ferry Landing35.50 miles
Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing37.24 miles
Hengistbury Head Ferry Landing37.24 miles
Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour39.12 miles
The Cottage Ferry Landing41.34 miles
Nova Scotia Ferry Landing41.38 miles
Prince Street Bridge Ferry Landing41.41 miles
Railway Station
Chetnole Rail Station1.19 miles
Yetminster Rail Station3.22 miles
Thornford Rail Station4.25 miles
Maiden Newton Rail Station4.78 miles
Yeovil Junction Rail Station5.52 miles
Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station6.84 miles
Sherborne Rail Station7.02 miles
Crewkerne Rail Station9.20 miles
Dorchester West Rail Station11.08 miles
Dorchester South Rail Station11.30 miles
Templecombe Rail Station12.46 miles
Upwey Rail Station14.62 miles
Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station15.22 miles
Weymouth Rail Station16.95 miles
Castle Cary Rail Station17.44 miles
Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station18.22 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (DT2 0N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment386
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
2, BRIDGE COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LH		£212,947
2025-01-15
terraced
freehold
Sold 2001-08-03   £69,500
Sold 1999-10-29   £63,500
Sold 1997-07-15   £41,000
4, RAILWAY COTTAGE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£325,250
2024-04-05
terraced
freehold
Sold 2016-08-19   £230,000
HOLYWELL HOUSE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£860,000
2024-01-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
AMETHYST COTTAGE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£340,000
2022-10-28
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-07-31   £245,000
Sold 2015-04-07   £228,500
Sold 2003-11-25   £167,000
HORCHESTER FARM
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LL		£225,000
2021-09-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
HORCHETER FARMHOUSE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LL		£255,000
2021-09-15
semidetached
freehold
3, RAILWAY COTTAGE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£232,000
2020-09-30
terraced
freehold
GREENFIELDS
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£805,000
2017-12-06
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 1995-02-22   £235,000
HOLYWELL HOUSE (CANDYS)
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£615,000
2017-11-02
otherPropertyType
freehold
HOLCOTE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£190,000
2014-05-19
terraced
freehold
3, HOLYWELL COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£180,000
2012-12-06
terraced
freehold
Sold 2007-06-29   £166,500
2, HOLYWELL COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£112,000
2010-08-13
detached
freehold
4, BRIDGE COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LH		£121,000
2008-09-01
terraced
freehold
STRANGWAY HOUSE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£587,500
2007-08-01
detached
freehold
4, HOLYWELL COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£155,000
2005-12-09
terraced
freehold
1, BRIDGE COTTAGES
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LH		£123,000
2004-12-22
terraced
freehold
Sold 1998-09-24   £65,000
Sold 1998-02-27   £49,500
HOLYWELL FARM
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£265,000
2002-07-31
detached
leasehold
WEST COTTAGE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LJ		£115,000
2001-08-03
semidetached
freehold
STATION HOUSE
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LG		£190,000
1999-12-07
detached
freehold
THISTLEDOWN
HOLYWELL
DORCHESTER
DORSET
DT2 0LQ		£90,000
1998-07-23
semidetached (New)
freehold
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