Monkeys Jump Roundabout
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Monkey's Jump Roundabout | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
Advance Direction Sign for Monkey's Jump Roundabout | |||
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Location | |||
Poundbury | |||
County | |||
Dorset | |||
Highway Authority | |||
National Highways | |||
Junction Type | |||
Roundabout | |||
Roads Joined | |||
A35, A37, B3150 | |||
Junctions related to the B3150 | |||
Monkeys Jump Roundabout at Poundbury to the east of Dorchester is a roundabout where the A35 and A37 meet. It was built along with the Dorchester bypass.
The origins of the name are unclear - the café at the roundabout was formerly known as Monkey's Jump - but it is believed this opened at the same time as the roundabout, so it is cannot be said that the roundabout was named after the cafe, or vice versa. The "Dark Dorset" web site gives several options, including a circus monkey, a pet monkey, a monkey puzzle tree, and a corruption of Winterbourne Monkton, but there is no conclusive evidence to support any of the above.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
Honiton, Winterbourne Abbas 3, Bridport 13 | ||
Poole, Weymouth, Blandford (A354), Ringwood (A31), Puddletown 7, Wareham 18 (A352) | ||
Yeovil, Sherborne (A352), Charminster 2, Stratton 3 | ||
Dorchester | ||
Martinstown 1 3/4 | ||
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