Lytchett Matravers is a historic village and civil parish in Dorset, sitting on higher ground just north of Poole with pleasant vistas towards Poole Harbour and the surrounding Dorset Heaths. Its name reflects medieval landowners and the village retains a number of older buildings and a parish church that hint at its long rural past, while lanes and hedgerows point to an agricultural landscape that has shaped the area for centuries.
Today the community blends farming and small local businesses with many residents commuting into Poole and Bournemouth, and there’s a lively village life centred on a hall, clubs and pubs, plus active conservation efforts to protect nearby heathland and wildlife. The result is a place that feels traditionally Dorset yet shaped by modern commuting and strong local community activity.
Postcode districts covering Lytchett Matravers
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Poole 5.6 miles9 km
- Weymouth 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Salisbury 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Christchurch 14.4 miles23.2 km
- New Milton 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Ferndown 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Ferndown Town 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Dorchester 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Lymington 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Lymington and Pennington 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Ringwood 13.9 miles22.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Lytchett Matravers & Upton Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Lytchett Matravers Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Beacon Hill Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Lytchett Minster and Upton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Sturminster Marshall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Post Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Morden Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Corfe Mullen Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Upton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Winterborne Zelston Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Shapwick Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Holton Heath Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Lytchett Matravers
BH16 6AE, BH16 6BF, BH16 6EP, BH16 6EJ, BH16 6AZ, BH16 6BW, BH16 6HL, BH16 6EB, BH16 6HQ … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Southampton Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holton Heath 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Poole Bus Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Lytchett Matravers Ad
- Rnli College 5.1 miles8.3 km
- 1777. at the Albion 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Priory Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Poole 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Dorset Golf Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Tregonholme Hotel 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Hedley Townhouse 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Washington House Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in Lytchett Matravers
- Lytchett Matravers Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Crichel House Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Studland Beach Beach 9 miles14.5 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Dean Court Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 11 miles17.7 km