Burngate in Dorset, England is a very small, rural locality often referred to as a hamlet; it sits within the county's typical tapestry of rolling fields, hedgerows and narrow lanes and the built environment tends to be a mix of farm buildings and older cottages rather than modern estate development.
Specific historical and statistical detail about Burngate is limited in national records, so its identity is best understood in the context of Dorset’s long farming history and parish life - economically centred on agriculture and rural services, socially linked to nearby villages and community hubs such as village halls and pubs, and historically shaped by centuries of local land use rather than any dramatic single event.
Postcode districts covering Burngate
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 18 miles28.9 km
- Poole 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Weymouth 9.9 miles16 km
- Christchurch 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Ferndown 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Ferndown Town 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Dorchester 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Ringwood 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Bridport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Verwood 23 miles37 km
- Portland 11 miles17.7 km
- Blandford Forum 15.8 miles25.5 km
Neighbouring places
- West Lulworth Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- East Lulworth Parish 1 mile1.5 km
- Coombe Keynes Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Winfrith Newburgh Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Chaldon Herring Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Wool Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- West Purbeck Ward 4.3 miles7 km
- East Stoke Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Steeple with Tyneham Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- East Holme Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Owermoigne Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Kimmeridge Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
Example postcodes in Burngate
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Southampton Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Wool Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Moreton Railway Station 5.9 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Burngate Ad
- Limestone Hotel 1 mile1.6 km
- West Lulworth House 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Priory Hotel 6.4 miles10.4 km
- The Smugglers Inn 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Dorset Golf Hotel 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Gresham Guest House 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Black Dog Inn 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Frampton Arms 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Mortons Manor 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 9.8 miles15.8 km
Local points of interest
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 5 miles8.1 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 9.9 miles16 km
- Portland Marina Marina 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Studland Beach Beach 12.7 miles20.4 km