Higher Houghton

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Higher Houghton is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset. It lies within Dorset National Landscape National Landscape. For more of the same, Lyscombe and Highdon and Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors are close by. For arrivals by rail, Moreton (Dorset) Station is about 14.8 km to the south.

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