Steeple
Steeple is a locality in Purbeck District, Dorset, England. Steeple is situated nearby to the locality Creech, as well as near the village Kimmeridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tyneham and Povington Hill.
Tyneham
Museum
Tyneham is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Dorset district, in the south of Dorset, England, near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck.
Povington Hill
Peak
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Povington Hill, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the Purbeck Hills in south Dorset on the southern coast of England. Its prominence of 107 metres means it is listed as one of the Tumps, although map sources suggest this honour should go to Ridgeway Hill further east.
Ridgeway Hill
Peak
Photo: Bermicourt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ridgeway Hill, also referred to as Grange Hill or Steeple Hill, is the third highest point of the Purbeck Hills in the county of Dorset standing at 199 metres, is one of the only hills with a prominence of over a hundred metres, HuMPs, in the county.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corfe Castle and Wareham.
Corfe Castle
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Wareham
Wareham is a romantic and unforgettable old town in Dorset, UK. It lives within its earthen walls, with ramparts north, east and west and a river to the south.
Steeple
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill.
Steeple
- Type: Locality
- Location: Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6362° or 50° 38′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.1347° or 2° 8′ 5″ westElevation
525 feet (160 metres)Open location code
9C2VJVP8+F4GeoNames ID
7295007
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