Isle of Purbeck

The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in , England. It is bordered by the to the south and east, where cliffs fall to the sea, and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and to the north.
  • Region
  • Description: peninsula in Dorset, England

Places of Interest

Discover Corfe Castle and Blue Pool.
is a fortification standing above…
is a flooded, disused clay pit where Purbeck ball clay was once extracted.
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Railway station
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wareham and Swanage.
is a romantic and unforgettable old town in , UK.
is a coastal town of 9,600 people in .
is a coastal town and seaport in , on the south coast of .
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Latitude
50.6419° or 50° 38′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.0578° or 2° 3′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C2VJWRR+PV
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natural = peninsula
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place = region
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Isle of Purbeck” goes by many names.
Purbeck uharteaBasque
Enez PurbeckBreton
Isle of PurbeckCebuano
波白克島Chinese
PurbeckCornish
Isle of PurbeckDutch
Purbeck-eilandDutch
Isola di PurbeckItalian
パーベック半島Japanese
パーベック島Japanese
Isle of PurbeckNorwegian Nynorsk
Isle of PurbeckPolish
PurbeckPolish
Isle of PurbeckSlovenian
Isle of PurbeckSwedish
Purbeck AdasıTurkish
Ynys PurbeckWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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