Ashley Copse

Ashley Copse is a forest in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Ashley Copse is situated nearby to the hamlet Bushey, as well as near Little Woolgarston.

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 Kingston and Harman’s Cross.

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.

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.

Ashley Copse

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

50.6446° or 50° 38′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.0397° or 2° 2′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C2VJXV6+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 256994609

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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