- Population
- 108
- 108
- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Hermitage
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km
- BRS Bristol Airport60 km
About Hermitage
Hermitage is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Population: 108. Elevation: 103 m.
Hermitage is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the town of Sherborne. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 70. Augustinian monks once had a hermitage here (also known as the Blackmoor Priory Hermitage), whence the name of the village, but they abandoned the site in the 14th or 15th century.
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Population of Hermitage over time
| 1921 | 77 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 52 | |
| 1951 | 57 | |
| 1961 | 83 | |
| 1971 | 90 | |
| 1981 | 100 | |
| 1991 | 100 | |
| 2001 | 101 | |
| 2021 | 108 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Hermitage
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (91 mm)
- Driest month
- July (49 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 91 |
How to get to Hermitage
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (60 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 40 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 60 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 66 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Poole Population: 151.5K 40 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 47 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 58 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 66 kmnorth
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 74 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hermitage
Within 100 km: 442 historic and cultural sites, 1,016 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km116 places
- Bathing Island Island 15 kmNE
- Fish's Island Island 15 kmNE
- Wakeling Island Island 22 kmSE
- Overton Island Island 22 kmSE
25–60 km444 places
- Brownsea Island Island 42 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 56 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 26 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 45 kmSE
60–100 km1,029 places
- Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 84 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Hermitage
1 place
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leigh Drummers; The Castle Historic site, Leigh2.1 km W
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Telegraph Hill Mountain, Up Cerne2.5 km S
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Dungeon Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton4 km E
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Giant Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton4.5 km SE
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Bubb Down Hill Mountain, Melbury Bubb5.9 km W
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Bookham Knoll Mountain, Buckland Newton5.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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