St Nicholas Church

St Nicholas Church is in Studland, Purbeck District, England. St Nicholas Church is situated nearby to Fort Henry, as well as near the peak Ballard Down.

Type: Religious organization
Denomination: Anglican
Also known as: “St Nicholas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Henry and Old Harry Rocks.

Fort Henry

Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Henry is a World War Two observation bunker overlooking Studland Bay, in Dorset. It was constructed during September-October 1943 by 12 Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers for Exercise Pirate, the first large scale, live fire, rehearsal for the Normandy Landings. Fort Henry is situated 1,100 feet northeast of St Nicholas Church.

Old Harry Rocks

Photo: John Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, including a stack and a stump, located at Handfast Point, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. They mark the most eastern point of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ballard Down

Peak

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swanage and Nine Barrow Down.

Swanage

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. The town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Nine Barrow Down

Locality

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nine Barrow Down is an elongated hill forming the northern ridge of the Purbeck Hills on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The chalk down is part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. Nine Barrow Down is situated 2½ miles west of St Nicholas Church.

Peveril Point

Locality

Photo: Ojl, CC BY 2.5.

Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. Peveril Point is situated 2½ miles south of St Nicholas Church.

St Nicholas Church

Category: religion
Location: Studland, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.64248° or 50° 38′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.94993° or 1° 56′ 60″ west

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Open location code

9C2WJ3R2+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1193372571

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=religious

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

GeoNames ID

11071809

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