Isle of Purbeck

The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in , England. It is bordered by the to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and to the north.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Corfe Castle and Blue Pool.

Castle
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is a fortification standing above on the peninsula in the English county of . Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the on the route between and .

Lake
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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 on the , in the county of , southern .

Railway station
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is a railway station located one mile to the north of the village of , on the in the county of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wareham and Swanage.

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is a romantic and unforgettable old town in , UK. It lives within its earthen walls, with ramparts north, east and west and a river to the south.

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is a coastal town of 9,600 people in . 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.

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is a coastal town and seaport in , on the south coast of . is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches.

Isle of Purbeck

Latitude
50.6419° or 50° 38′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.0578° or 2° 3′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C2VJWRR+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 711800953
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q514259
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Isle of Purbeck” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Purbeck uhartea”
  • Breton: “Enez Purbeck”
  • Cebuano: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Chinese: “波白克島”
  • Cornish: “Purbeck”
  • Dutch: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Dutch: “Purbeck-eiland”
  • French: “île de Purbeck”
  • French: “Île de Purbeck”
  • German: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Italian: “Isola di Purbeck”
  • Japanese: “パーベック半島”
  • Japanese: “パーベック島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Polish: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Polish: “Purbeck”
  • Slovenian: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Purbeck”
  • Swedish: “Isle of Purbeck”
  • Turkish: “Purbeck Adası”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Purbeck”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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