Corfe River
The Corfe River is one of the four main rivers flowing into Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. It is just under 9 km long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “River Corfe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Corfe Castle railway station.
Corfe Castle
Castle
Photo: Chin tin tin, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Corfe Castle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bucknowle Farm
Farm
Bucknowle Farm is the site of a Romano-British settlement and a Roman villa, located 1 km southeast of Church Knowle and 1 km southwest of Corfe Castle village in Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Woolgarston.
Kingston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England.
Woolgarston
Hamlet
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolgarston is a village in Dorset, England. Woolgarston is situated 1½ miles east of Corfe River.
East Creech
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Creech is a hamlet in the parish of Church Knowle in the county of Dorset, England. East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle. East Creech is situated 2 miles northwest of Corfe River.
Corfe River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Corfe River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Corfe River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Corfe”
- Cebuano: “Corfe River”
- German: “River Corfe”
- Swedish: “Corfe River”
- Welsh: “Afon Corfe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Churck Knowle and Bradle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isle of Purbeck and West Hill.
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