Lulworth Abbey
Lulworth Abbey is a historical site in East Lulworth, Purbeck District, England. Lulworth Abbey is situated nearby to the archaeological site Flower’s Barrow, as well as near the village East Lulworth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flower’s Barrow and Lulworth Castle.
Flower’s Barrow
Archaeological site
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Flower’s Barrow is an Iron Age hillfort, built over 2500 years ago, above Worbarrow Bay in Dorset on the south coast of England. Flower’s Barrow is located about 11 miles west of Swanage and about 6.25 miles south-west of Wareham. Flower’s Barrow is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Lulworth Abbey.
Lulworth Castle
Castle
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Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, England, situated south of the village of Wool, is an early 17th-century hunting lodge erected in the style of a revival fortified castle, one of only five extant Elizabethan or Jacobean buildings of this type. Lulworth Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Lulworth Abbey.
Lulworth Estate
The Lulworth Estate is a 12,000-acre country estate located in central south Dorset, England. Its most notable landscape feature is a five-mile stretch of coastline on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. Lulworth Estate is situated 1 mile northwest of Lulworth Abbey.Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Lulworth and Lulworth.
East Lulworth
Village
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East Lulworth is a village and civil parish nine miles east of Dorchester, near Lulworth Cove, in the county of Dorset, England. The village, which consists of 17th-century thatched cottages, is dominated by the barracks of the Royal Armoured Corps Gunnery School who use a portion of the Purbeck Hills as a gunnery range.
Lulworth
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Lulworth is the popular name for an area on the coast of Dorset, South West England notable for its castle and cove. However, there is no actual place or feature called simply "Lulworth", the villages are East and West Lulworth and the coastal feature is Lulworth Cove.
Stair Hole
Locality
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Stair Hole is a small cove located just west of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, southern England. The folded limestone strata known as the Lulworth crumple are particularly visible at Stair Hole. Stair Hole is situated 2½ miles west of Lulworth Abbey.
Lulworth Abbey
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: East Lulworth, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.62883° or 50° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.19772° or 2° 11′ 52″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
9C2VJRH2+GWGeoNames ID
11593939
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