Sargent’s Plantation

Sargent’s Plantation is a forest in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Sargent’s Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Burnbake, as well as near Claywell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corfe Castle and Rempstone Stone Circle.

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.

Rempstone Stone Circle

Archaeological site

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Rempstone Stone Circle is a stone circle near to Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck in the south-western English county of Dorset. Archaeologists believe that it was likely erected during the Bronze Age.

Green Island

Island

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Green Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies in the central south part of the harbour, south of Brownsea Island and Furzey Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swanage and Harman’s Cross.

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. 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.

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.