Owermoigne is a small, rural village and civil parish in Dorset, set among rolling downland and farmland a short drive from Dorchester and the south coast. The parish sits within classic Dorset countryside and is within easy reach of the Jurassic Coast, which makes it a quiet base for walkers and anyone exploring the county’s coastal geology and coastal paths towards Weymouth.
Locally the community is shaped by agriculture and low-key tourism, with a handful of traditional cottages, a village church and community activities that keep village life together. The landscape around Owermoigne shows layers of rural history – field patterns, lanes and small greens – giving the place a strongly local, lived-in character rather than being a tourist centre in its own right.
Postcode districts covering Owermoigne
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Poole 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Weymouth 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Yeovil 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Ferndown 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Ferndown Town 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Dorchester 6 miles9.6 km
- Bridport 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Portland 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Blandford Forum 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Swanage 16.4 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Owermoigne Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Chaldon Herring Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Poxwell Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Warmwell Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Osmington Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Crossways Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Winfrith Newburgh Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Broadmayne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- West Knighton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Woodsford Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Moreton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Whitcombe Parish 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Owermoigne
DT2 8XD, DT2 8HR, DT2 8NQ, DT2 8XP, DT2 8FQ, DT2 8NJ, DT2 8FX, DT2 8NG, DT2 8HX … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Southampton Airport 47.2 miles76 km
- Moreton Railway Station 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Wool Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Owermoigne Ad
- The Smugglers Inn 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Black Dog Inn 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Gresham Guest House 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Limestone Hotel 4.3 miles7 km
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 6 miles9.6 km
- The Frampton Arms 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Marina Court Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Dolphin Hotel Public House Weymouth 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Channel View Guest House 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The King's Arms 4 6 miles9.6 km
Local points of interest
- Man O'War Beach Beach 3.7 miles6 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 7 miles11.2 km
- Portland Marina Marina 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 14.9 miles24 km