Holywell, Dorset

Holywell is a hamlet in Dorset, England, located on the A37 roughly midway between Yeovil and Dorchester. A tributary of the River Frome passes through the hamlet.

Holywell
Hamlet
Holywell House
Holywell Location within Dorset
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DT2
Dialling code	01935
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′12″N 2°34′45″W

A number of Bronze Age objects have been discovered locally and are now in the British Museum.^[1]

From 1857 to 1966 Holywell was served by Evershot Station on the Heart of Wessex line, which was named after the nearby village to the west.^[2]