The Foreland
The Foreland is a cape in Studland, Purbeck District, England. The Foreland is situated nearby to the locality Old Nick’s Ground, as well as near Ballard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Harry Rocks and Fort Henry.
Old Harry Rocks
Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. They mark the most eastern point of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fort Henry
Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Henry is a Grade II listed World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in Dorset. It was built in 1943 to defend the bay from possible German invasion along with other beach defences such as gun emplacements, Type 25 pill boxes and concrete Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank obstacles.
Ballard Down
Peak
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peveril Point and Swanage.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
Swanage
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. Town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.
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.
The Foreland
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Handfast Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Studland, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.64268° or 50° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.92278° or 1° 55′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2WJ3VG+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2776449452OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3211310Wikidata ID
Q24658889
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Foreland” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Handfast Point”
- Swedish: “Handfast Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Nick’s Ground and Ballard Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viewpoint to Old Harry Rocks and Studland Wood.
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