Wareham Common

Wareham Common is a locality in Purbeck District, Dorset, England. Wareham Common is situated nearby to the hamlet Worgret, as well as near the locality Garden Wood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Purbeck School and Wareham railway station.

The Purbeck School

School

The Purbeck School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wareham in the central southern area of Dorset, England, on the Isle of Purbeck.

Wareham railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wareham railway station serves the historic market town of Wareham, in Dorset, England. It is situated about 0.6 miles north of the town centre and 120 miles 70 chains down the line from London Waterloo on the South West Main Line.

Wareham Town Museum

Museum

Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worgret and Wareham.

Worgret

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Worgret is a hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It is situated immediately to the west of the town of Wareham. Worgret forms part of the civil parish of Arne, within the Dorset unitary authority.

Wareham

Photo: muffinn, CC BY 2.0.

Wareham is a romantic and unforgettable old town in Dorset, UK. It lives within its earthen walls, with ramparts north, east and west and a river to the south.

Stoborough

Village

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoborough is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated one mile to the south of the town of Wareham, and separated from it by the River Frome.

Wareham Common

Type: Locality
Location: Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.68452° or 50° 41′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.12695° or 2° 7′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C2VMVMF+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4071714360

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Garden Wood and Purbeck View Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill View Cemetery and Purbeck Sports Centre.

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