Corfe Hills School

Corfe Hills School is a co-educational upper school in Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, England, in the urban fringe between Poole and Wimborne. The school became an academy in 2011.

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Type: School
Description: school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, UK
Address: Higher Blandford Road, BH18 9BG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corfe & Barrow Hills and Wimborne Minster.

Corfe & Barrow Hills

Heath

Corfe & Barrow Hills is a 102.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Ashington, Dorset, notified in 1986. One part of it is a Local Nature Reserve also called Corfe & Barrow Hills, while another part is Corfe Hills Local Nature Reserve. Corfe & Barrow Hills is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Corfe Hills School.

Wimborne Minster

Church

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Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library. Wimborne Minster is situated 2 miles north of Corfe Hills School.

St Hubert’s Church, Corfe Mullen

Church

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St Hubert's Church is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in Corfe Mullen, a district of Wimborne, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. St Hubert’s Church, Corfe Mullen is situated 1½ miles northwest of Corfe Hills School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashington and Merley.

Ashington

Hamlet

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Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster.

Merley

Village

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Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford. Merley is situated 2 miles northeast of Corfe Hills School.

Canford Heath

Suburb

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Canford Heath is a suburb, an area of heathland, and an electoral ward in Poole. It is known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. Canford Heath is situated 2 miles southeast of Corfe Hills School.