The Gwyle
The Gwyle is a forest in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. The Gwyle is situated nearby to the hamlet Bucknowle, as well as near the village Church Knowle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Blue Pool.
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.
Blue Pool
Lake
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blue Pool is a flooded, disused clay pit where Purbeck ball clay was once extracted. It is now a lake within the Furzebrook Estate, a 25-acre park of heath woodland and gorse near Furzebrook on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, southern England.
Norden railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wareham and Kingston.
Wareham
Wareham is a romantic and unforgettable old town in Dorset, UK. It lives within its earthen walls, with ramparts north, east and west and a river to the south.
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.
Worth Matravers
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
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.
The Gwyle
- Type: Forest
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6333° or 50° 38′ northLongitude
-2.0707° or 2° 4′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C2VJWMH+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 405259739OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bucknowle and Church Knowle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bucknowle Farm and Corfe Common.
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