Leweston is a small village and estate in north Dorset, England, situated just outside the market town of Sherborne. Its most prominent feature is Leweston School, an independent Roman Catholic boarding and day school set around the historic Leweston House and surrounding parkland, and the house and grounds are a defining landmark and local employer.
The settlement has a quiet, rural character, surrounded by farmland and country lanes popular with walkers; its origins as a manor estate give it a strong historic feel with mature trees and several listed structures. Residents generally look to Sherborne for shops and services, while agriculture, the school and modest tourism around the house and local countryside shape the local economy and social life.
Postcode districts covering Leweston
Most populated places nearby
- Weymouth 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Yeovil 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Frome 21.1 miles34 km
- Dorchester 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Bridport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Chard 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Chard Town 19 miles30.6 km
- Street 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Blandford Forum 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Wells 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Shepton Mallet 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Lillington Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Longburton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Sherborne Rural Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Folke Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- North Wootton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Thornford Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Holnest Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Beer Hackett Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Leigh Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Sherborne West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Yetminster Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Sherborne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Leweston
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 30.8 miles49.6 km
- Bristol Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Sherborne Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Yetminster Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Leweston Ad
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Grange at Oborne 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 6.2 miles10 km
- Plumber Manor 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Lanes Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Pen Mill Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Halfway House Inn Country Lodge 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Leweston
- Leweston School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Huish Park Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Stourhead Estate 16.2 miles26 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 18.6 miles30 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 19.2 miles30.9 km