Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Brownsea Island is situated 2½ miles west of Air-raid shelter.

Brownsea Castle

Castle

Photo: reemul, CC BY 2.0.

Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Brownsea Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Air-raid shelter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canford Cliffs and Branksome Park.

Canford Cliffs

Suburb

Photo: Michael9559, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canford Cliffs is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The neighbourhood lies on the English Channel coast midway between Poole and Bournemouth. To the southwest is Sandbanks which has some of the highest property values in the world; with Canford Cliffs it forms a parish which has the fourth highest property prices in the world and second highest in the United Kingdom after London.

Branksome Park

Suburb

Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. The area covers approximately 360 acres, mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole.

Lilliput

Suburb

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lilliput is an area of Poole in Dorset, England. It borders Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Lower Parkstone, and Whitecliff and has a shoreline within Poole Harbour with views of Brownsea Island and the Purbeck Hills.

Air-raid shelter

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.7036° or 50° 42′ 13″ north

Longitude

-1.92156° or 1° 55′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2WP33H+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12855609718

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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