Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset and the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The medieval castle, built by William the Conqueror, dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.| 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 Kingston and Harman’s Cross.
Kingston
Village
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Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England. Kingston is situated 2½ miles southwest of Corfe Castle.
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.
Corfe Castle
- Type: Locality
- Location: Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6467° or 50° 38′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.0348° or 2° 2′ 5″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C2VJXW8+M3GeoNames ID
7295002
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