Chapman’s Pool

Chapman's Pool is a small cove to the west of Worth Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, England.

Photo: Tanya Hart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Bay
Description: cove in Dorset, England, UK
Also known as: “Chapman Pool” and “Chapmans Pool”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Aldhelm’s Chapel and Encombe House.

St. Aldhelm’s Chapel

Church

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St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. It stands close to the cliffs, 108 metres above sea level.

Encombe House

Manor estate

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England.

Radar Research Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worth Matravers and Winspit.

Worth Matravers

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.

Winspit

Locality

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Winspit is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. To the west and east are the hills of West Man and East Man.