Herston

Herston is a western suburb of the town of , in , . It has its own railway station – Near – on the Swanage Railway.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: suburb in Swanage, Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Herston, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mark’s Church and Herston Halt railway station.

Church
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Railway station
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is a railway station located at Herston near , on the in the county of . It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from to Norden.

Railway station
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is located in , on the in the county of . Originally the terminus of a London and South Western Railway branch line from , the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anvil Point and Peveril Point.

Locality
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is a headland that is part of the on the in , . It is within the grounds of and is about 3 kilometres from town centre. is located on the point and was established in 1881.

Locality
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is a headland on the east-facing coast of the in , England, and is part of the town of . It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.

Herston

Latitude
50.60783° or 50° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.97493° or 1° 58′ 30″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB HET
Open location code
9C2WJ25G+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12730674365
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11071812
Wiki­data ID
Q5744624
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Herston” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Herston, Dorset”
  • French: “Herston”
  • Irish: “Herston, Dorset”
  • Polish: “Herston (Dorset)”
  • Polish: “Herston”
  • Welsh: “Herston, Dorset”

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