St Mary’s Church, Swanage
St Mary's Church is a parish church in Swanage, Dorset. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury.Photo: Kyriondaniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Parish Church”, “St Mary the Virgin”, and “St Mary the Virgin Church, Swanage”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanage Railway Station and Swanage Town Hall.
Swanage Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swanage railway station is located in Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Originally the terminus of a London and South Western Railway branch line from Wareham, the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972. Swanage Railway Station is situated 770 feet northeast of St Mary’s Church, Swanage.
Swanage Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. Swanage Town Hall is situated 890 feet east of St Mary’s Church, Swanage.
The Black Swan Inn
Pub
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Black Swan Inn is a pub, which is situated 410 feet southwest of St Mary’s Church, Swanage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Peveril Point.
Herston
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a western suburb of the town of Swanage, in Dorset, England. It has its own railway station – Herston Halt railway station Near Corfe Castle – on the Swanage Railway.
Peveril Point
Locality
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay.
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Swanage, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6087° or 50° 36′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.96292° or 1° 57′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C2WJ25P+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 134688487OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26445156
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