Wool is a small village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, sitting in a peaceful valley not far from the Jurassic Coast. It has a surprisingly convenient transport link for its size, with a station on the Heart of Wessex Line that helps commuters and tourists alike, and the nearby army presence around Bovington (home to the Bovington Tank Museum) gives the area a mix of rural and military-influenced employment.
Despite the name, the village isn’t named for sheep fleece but has older place-name roots; its historic interest includes the old Woolbridge manor/bridge that features in Thomas Hardy’s novels and the general feel of a long-established Dorset community of farms, small shops and commuter households. Its location between Dorchester and Wareham makes it a handy base for exploring both the county’s countryside and its coastal attractions.
Postcode districts covering Wool
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 17.1 miles
- Poole 12.3 miles
- Weymouth 10.6 miles
- Yeovil 24.9 miles
- Christchurch 21.9 miles
- Ferndown 16.6 miles
- Ferndown Town 16.5 miles
- Dorchester 9 miles
- Ringwood 22.7 miles
- Bridport 22.8 miles
- Verwood 20.6 miles
- Portland 13.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- West Purbeck Ward 0.5 miles
- East Stoke Parish 2.2 miles
- Coombe Keynes Parish 2.4 miles
- Winfrith Newburgh Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Moreton Parish 2.7 miles
- Briantspuddle Built-up area 3.5 miles
- East Lulworth Parish 3.5 miles
- Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle Parish 3.6 miles
- Chaldon Herring Parish 3.6 miles
- Crossways Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Burngate Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Bere Regis Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Wool
BH20 6LS, BH20 6BZ, BH20 6JD, BH20 6DW, BH20 6ES, BH20 6BU, BH20 6BL, BH20 6HZ, BH20 6NR … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 18.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 42.5 miles
- Wool Railway Station 1 mile
- Moreton Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Wool Ad
- The Countryman Inn 1.8 miles
- The Frampton Arms 3.3 miles
- Dorset Resort Hotel 2.2 miles
- The Dorset Resort 4 2.5 miles
- Castle Inn 4.4 miles
- Durdle Door Hotel 2 4.8 miles
- New Inn Dorchester 3 6.1 miles
- The Black Dog Inn 3 6.3 miles
- The Bear Hotel 5.7 miles
- The Royal Oak 4.5 miles
Schools in Wool
- St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 1.8 miles
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles
- Man O'War Beach Beach 4.9 miles
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles
- Purbeck Hills Hill 6.6 miles
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 9.4 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 10.5 miles
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Portland Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles
- Portland Marina Marina 12.5 miles