Corfe Castle railway station
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “CFC”, “Corfe Castle Railway Station”, and “Corfe Castle Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Mortons House Hotel.
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. Corfe Castle is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Corfe Castle railway station.
Mortons House Hotel
Hotel
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Mortons House Hotel in Corfe Castle in Dorset, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
The Bankes Arms Hotel
Hotel
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The Bankes Arms Hotel is situated 440 feet west of Corfe Castle railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolgarston and Kingston.
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. Kingston is situated 1½ miles south of Corfe Castle railway station.
Harman’s Cross
Village
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Harman's Cross is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A351 road between Swanage and Corfe Castle. The village is within the civil parish of Worth Matravers, which is itself within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons. Harman’s Cross is situated 2 miles southeast of Corfe Castle railway station.
Corfe Castle railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.63827° or 50° 38′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.05495° or 2° 3′ 18″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C2VJWQW+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 14379540OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Corfe Castle railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Corfe Castle”
- French: “Corfe Castle”
- French: “gare de Corfe Castle”
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