Corfe Common
Corfe Common is a heath in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Corfe Common is situated nearby to the community center Corfe Castle Village Hall, as well as near Corfe Castle Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Corfe Castle 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. Corfe Castle is situated 1 mile northwest 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 northwest of Corfe Common.
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Corfe Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolgarston and Kingston.
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 Common
- Type: Heath
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.62964° or 50° 37′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.04866° or 2° 2′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C2VJXH2+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 310873850OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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