Dorset
Purbeck District
Wareham

Wareham railway station

Wareham railway station serves the historic market town of , in , England. It is situated about 0.6 miles north of the town centre and 120 miles 70 chains down the line from on the South West Main Line.
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Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Wareham, Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Wareham Railway Station”, “Wareham Station”, and “WRM”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Martin’s Church, Wareham and Wareham Town Museum.

Church
Photo: Wulfrunian1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of in , England. It is the most complete example of an Anglo-Saxon church in Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Wareham railway station.

Museum
tells the story of the area of in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby. is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Wareham railway station.

Church
Photo: Iain W, CC BY 2.0.
The parish church of Lady St. Mary, Wareham is a church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the town of , , in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric, and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries. is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Wareham railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandford and Worgret.

Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county of , on the A351 road some two miles from and seven miles from . forms the only significant settlement within the civil parish of Wareham St.

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the county of . It is situated immediately to the west of the town of . forms part of the civil parish of , within the Dorset unitary authority.

Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the county of . It is situated one mile to the south of the town of , and separated from it by the River Frome.

Wareham railway station

Latitude
50.69306° or 50° 41′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.11491° or 2° 6′ 54″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Operator
South Western Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“WRM”
Open location code
9C2VMVVP+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 75347421
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6953813
Wiki­data ID
Q2754705
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Wareham railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Wareham”
  • Dutch: “Station Wareham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة واريهام”
  • French: “gare de Wareham”
  • French: “Wareham”
  • Polish: “Wareham”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wareham railway station”. Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.