Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brownsea Castle and South Shore Lodge.
Brownsea Castle
Castle
Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maryland and Sandbanks.
Maryland
Locality
Maryland is a deserted village on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh.
Sandbanks
Suburb
Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour.
Lilliput
Suburb
Brownsea Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Barksea” and “Branksea Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.69156° or 50° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.9711° or 1° 58′ 16″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9C2WM2RH+JH
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Brownsea Island” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Brownsea Island”
- Dutch: “Brownsea Island”
- French: “Brownsea Island”
- German: “Brownsea Island”
- Japanese: “ブラウンシー島”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Brownsea”
- Swedish: “Brownsea Island”
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