Corfe Castle

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Norden railway station and Corfe Castle railway station.

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

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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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

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.0595° or 2° 3′ 34″ west

Wheelchair access

Operator

National Trust

Open location code

9C2VJWRR+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 148338703

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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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”

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Notable Places Nearby

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