Swyre Head
Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Encombe House and Smedmore House.
Encombe House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England.
Smedmore House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smedmore House is a country house near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by Edward Clavell around 1700, and greatly augmented by George Clavell around 1760.
St James’s Church, Kingston, Purbeck
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Steeple.
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.
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.
Worth Matravers
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
Swyre Head
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 679 feet
- Description: hill on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.60602° or 50° 36′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.09403° or 2° 5′ 39″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Open location code
9C2VJW44+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 29718234OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Swyre Head” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Swyre Head”
- German: “Swyre Head (Kingston)”
- German: “Swyre Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swyre Head”
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