West Dorset District Dorset England United Kingdom
50.6655598,-2.5995788

Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The settlement is in the unitary authority of Dorset about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. The village, including Chesil Beach, the swannery and subtropical gardens, is owned by the Ilchester Estate, which owns 61 square kilometres (15,000 acres) of land in Dorset. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 481. The coastline within the parish of Abbotsbury includes a section of 18-mile (29 km) long Chesil Beach that is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. Abbotsbury is known for its swannery, subtropical gardens and surviving abbey buildings, including St Catherine's Chapel, a 14th-century pilgrimage chapel that stands on a hill between the village and the coast.

Distance between:

London to Abbotsbury 122 Miles / 197 Kms
Liverpool to Abbotsbury 191 Miles / 307 Kms

Postal Code

Population 2017: 480 inhabitants



art gallery Nearby

Dansel Gallery

tourist attraction Nearby

Abbotsbury Swannery
Kingston Russell Stone Circle
Abbotsbury Castle