Corfe Common
Corfe Common is a heath in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Corfe Common is situated nearby to the forest The Gwyle, as well as near Corfe Castle F.C.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Corfe Castle railway station.
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. Corfe Castle is situated 3,600 feet north of Corfe Common.
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. Corfe Castle railway station is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Corfe Common.
Bucknowle Farm
Farm
Bucknowle Farm is the site of a Romano-British settlement and a Roman villa, located 1 km southeast of Church Knowle and 1 km southwest of Corfe Castle village in Dorset, England. Bucknowle Farm is situated 2,100 feet west of Corfe Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Woolgarston.
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.
Woolgarston
Hamlet
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolgarston is a village in Dorset, England. Woolgarston is situated 2 miles east of Corfe Common.
East Creech
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Creech is a hamlet in the parish of Church Knowle in the county of Dorset, England. East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle. East Creech is situated 2 miles northwest of Corfe Common.
Corfe Common
- Type: Heath
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.63071° or 50° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.06458° or 2° 3′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C2VJWJP+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 310873849OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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