Swanworth Quarries

Swanworth Quarries is a quarry in Worth Matravers, Purbeck District, England. Swanworth Quarries is situated nearby to Museum, Fossils & Local Finds, as well as near the pub Square and Compass.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Square and Compass and Harman’s Cross railway station.

Square and Compass

Pub

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The Square and Compass is a Grade II listed public house in Worth Matravers, Dorset. Built in the 18th century as a pair of cottages before becoming a public house, the Square and Compass got its name in 1830 from a landlord who had been a stonemason. Square and Compass is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Swanworth Quarries.

Harman’s Cross railway station

Railway station

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Harman's Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harman's Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from Swanage to Norden. Harman’s Cross railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Swanworth Quarries.

Encombe House

Manor estate

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about 1-mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England. Encombe House is situated 1½ miles west of Swanworth Quarries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worth Matravers and Acton.

Worth Matravers

Village

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Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.

Acton

Hamlet

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Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.