Rookery

Rookery is a forest in Worth Matravers, Purbeck District, England. Rookery is situated nearby to the village Harman’s Cross, as well as near the hamlet South Instow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corfe Castle and Harman’s Cross 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.

Harman’s Cross railway station

Railway station

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Harman's Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harman's Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from Swanage to Norden.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corfe Castle and Swanage.

Corfe Castle

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Corfe Castle is a village in Dorset and the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The medieval castle, built by William the Conqueror, dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.

Swanage

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Swanage is a coastal town of 9,600 people in Dorset. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns. The town is a popular tourist resort, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions.

Worth Matravers

Village

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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.

Rookery

Type: Forest
Location: Worth Matravers, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6173° or 50° 37′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.036° or 2° 2′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C2VJX87+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 437677960

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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