West Hill
West Hill is a peak in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England and has an elevation of 256 feet. West Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Bucknowle, as well as near the village Church Knowle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Norden railway station.
Corfe Castle
Castle
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Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.
Norden railway station
Railway station
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Norden railway station is a railway station located one mile to the north of the village of Corfe Castle, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset.
Corfe Castle railway station
Railway station
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Corfe Castle railway station is a railway station located in the village of Corfe Castle, in the English county of Dorset. Originally an intermediate station on the London and South Western Railway branch line from Wareham to Swanage, the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Creech and Furzebrook.
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.
Kingston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England.
West Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 256 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6408° or 50° 38′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.0749° or 2° 4′ 30″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C2VJWRG+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 454948978OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6269336
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