Corfe Common
Corfe Common is a heath in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Corfe Common is situated nearby to Corfe Castle Library, as well as near the village Kingston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 north of Corfe Common.
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. Corfe Castle railway station is situated 1 mile north of Corfe Common.
St James’s Church, Kingston, Purbeck
Church
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The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building. St James’s Church, Kingston, Purbeck is situated 1 mile southwest of Corfe Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Woolgarston.
Kingston
Village
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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, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.62666° or 50° 37′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.05268° or 2° 3′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C2VJWGW+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 310874879OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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