Old Court Copse

Places of Interest

Philae obelisk

Obelisk

Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today.

Kingston Lacy

Manor estate

Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I.

St Hubert’s Church, Corfe Mullen

Church

Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Hubert's Church is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in Corfe Mullen, a district of Wimborne, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England.

Places in the Area

Wimborne Minster

Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.

Canford Heath

Suburb

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Canford Heath is a suburb, an area of heathland, and an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. It is known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK.

Upton

Village

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upton is a town in south-east Dorset, England. Upton is to the east of Holton Heath and Upton Heath, and to the north of the Poole suburb of Hamworthy. It is the second largest town in the Purbeck Hills.

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