Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above on the peninsula in the English county of . Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the on the route between and .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortification in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Castillo de Corfe”
  • Address: The Square, Wareham, BH20 5EZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Corfe Castle railway station and The Bankes Arms Hotel.

Railway station
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station… is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.

Hotel
Photo: Kyriondaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 730 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.

Pub
Photo: Sun2Shine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a pub, which is situated 640 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woolgarston and Kingston.

Hamlet
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . is situated 1½ miles east of Corfe Castle.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small on the in the county of in southern . is situated 1½ miles south of Corfe Castle.

Village
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a on the , in the county of in the south of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle

Latitude
50.63989° or 50° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.05916° or 2° 3′ 33″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
9C2VJWQR+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143114928
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6286719
Wiki­data ID
Q1236511
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Corfe Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة كورف”
  • Armenian: “Կորֆ ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Corfe gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “замак Корф”
  • Catalan: “castell de Corfe”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Corfe”
  • Cebuano: “Corfe Castle (kastilyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Corfe Castle”
  • Chinese: “科夫城堡”
  • Danish: “Corfe Castle”
  • Dutch: “Corfe Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Corfe Castle”
  • French: “château de Corfe”
  • French: “Château de Corfe”
  • German: “Corfe Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קורפה”
  • Italian: “Corfe Castle”
  • Japanese: “コーフ城”
  • Latin: “Corfe Castle”
  • Malay: “Istana kota Corfe”
  • Persian: “کورف (دژ)”
  • Persian: “کورف”
  • Polish: “Corfe Castle (zamek)”
  • Polish: “Corfe Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Corfe”
  • Russian: “Замок Корф”
  • Slovenian: “grad Corfe”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Corfe”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Corfe”
  • Spanish: “Corfe Castle”
  • Swedish: “Corfe Castle”
  • Turkish: “Corfe Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Корф”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ کورف”
  • Welsh: “Castell Corfe”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bucknowle and Norden Common.

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Places to explore: National Trust Bookshop and Vineyard Farm.

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