The Plantation

The Plantation is a forest in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. The Plantation is situated nearby to the village Kingston, as well as near the locality Coombe Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corfe Castle and Encombe House.

Corfe Castle

Castle

Photo: Chin tin tin, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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.

Swyre Head

Peak

Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swyre Head is the highest point of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The hill Swyre Head lies about 2 kilometres southwest of the village Kingston, about 5 kilometres south of Corfe Castle and 8 kilometres west of Swanage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worth Matravers and Kingston.

Worth Matravers

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

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.

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

Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

The Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6138° or 50° 36′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.0668° or 2° 4′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C2VJW7M+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 256835768

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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