Corfe Castle
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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 feet (30 metres)
- Description: fortification in Dorset, England, UK
- Address: The Square, Wareham, BH20 5EZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe Castle railway station and The Bankes Arms Hotel.
Corfe Castle railway station
Corfe Castle railway station is a railway station… Corfe Castle railway station is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.
The Bankes Arms Hotel
The Bankes Arms Hotel is situated 730 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.
The Greyhound Inn
The Greyhound Inn is a pub, which is situated 640 feet southeast of Corfe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolgarston and Kingston.
Woolgarston
Woolgarston is a village in Dorset, England. Woolgarston is situated 1½ miles east of Corfe Castle.
Furzebrook
Furzebrook is a village on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. Furzebrook is situated 2 miles northwest of Corfe Castle.
Corfe Castle
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Latitude
50.63989° or 50° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.05916° or 2° 3′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C2VJWQR+X8
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Corfe Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة كورفArabic
Կորֆ ամրոցArmenian
Corfe gazteluaBasque
замак КорфBelarusian
Castell de CorfeCatalan
Corfe CastleCebuano
Corfe Castle (kastilyo)Cebuano
科夫城堡Chinese
Corfe CastleDanish
Corfe CastleDutch
Corfe CastleEsperanto
טירת קורפהHebrew
Corfe CastleItalian
コーフ城Japanese
Corfe CastleLatin
Istana kota CorfeMalay
کورفPersian
کورف (دژ)Persian
Corfe CastlePolish
Corfe Castle (zamek)Polish
Замок КорфRussian
Corfe CastleSlovenian
Grad CorfeSlovenian
Corfe CastleSwedish
Corfe KalesiTurkish
Замок КорфUkrainian
قلعہ کورفUrdu
Castell CorfeWelsh
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