Purbeck Hills
The Purbeck Hills, also called the Purbeck Ridge or simply the Purbecks, are a ridge of chalk downs in Dorset, England. The ridge is formed by the structure known as the Purbeck Monocline, and extends from Lulworth Cove in the west to Old Harry Rocks in the east, where it meets the sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ridgeway Hill and Grange Arch.
Ridgeway Hill
Peak
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ridgeway Hill, also referred to as Grange Hill or Steeple Hill, is the third highest point of the Purbeck Hills in the county of Dorset standing at 199 metres, is one of the only hills with a prominence of over a hundred metres, HuMPs, in the county.
Grange Arch
Monument
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grange Arch, also known as Creech Folly, is an 18th-century folly that is located near the second highest point of the Purbeck Hills, Ridgeway Hill, in Dorset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steeple and East Creech.
Steeple
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill.
East Creech
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Creech is a hamlet in the parish of Church Knowle in the county of Dorset, England. East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle.
Furzebrook
Village
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Furzebrook is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. It is about 2 miles south of Wareham and 2 miles northwest of Corfe Castle, and is in the civil parish of Church Knowle. Furzebrook is situated 1½ miles northeast of Purbeck Hills.
Purbeck Hills
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 338 feet
- Description: range of hills in Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: hill chain and landform
- Location: Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Purbeck Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purbeck Hills”
- Chinese: “波貝克山”
- Dutch: “Purbeck Hills”
- Japanese: “パーベック丘陵”
- Spanish: “South Dorset Downs”
- Swedish: “Purbeck Hills”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Creech and Cocknowle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Creech Barrow Hill and Knowle Hill.
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