Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle is a nature reserve in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Corfe Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Bucknowle, as well as near the locality Norden Common.Places of Interest
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Norden railway station.
Corfe Castle
Castle
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Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.
Norden railway station
Railway station
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Norden railway station is a railway station located one mile to the north of the village of Corfe Castle, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset.
Corfe Castle railway station
Railway station
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Corfe Castle railway station is a railway station located in the village of Corfe Castle, in the English county of Dorset. Originally an intermediate station on the London and South Western Railway branch line from Wareham to Swanage, the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wareham and Kingston.
Wareham
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.
Kingston
Village
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Kingston is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in southern England.
Harman’s Cross
Village
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Harman's Cross is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A351 road between Swanage and Corfe Castle. The village is within the civil parish of Worth Matravers, which is itself within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons.
Corfe Castle
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6402° or 50° 38′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.0595° or 2° 3′ 34″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2VJWRR+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 148338703OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Corfe Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Corfe”
- Japanese: “コーフ城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Corfe”
- Russian: “Замок Корф”
- Spanish: “Castillo Corfe”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bucknowle and Norden Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Greyhound Inn and Corfe Castle Model Village.
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