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Studland and Godlingston Heath NNR

The Studland and Godlingston Heaths NNR is located on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It borders Studland Bay on the south side of Poole Harbour, between the settlements of Swanage and Sandbanks. Extending to 631ha, it is owned and managed by the National Trust following the Bankes bequest of the Kingston Lacy estate.

Located at 50.655, -1.961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.502 miles away.
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National Nature Reserves in England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset

Swanage

Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester. The parish has a population of 10,124 (2001). Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks, with Studland Bay and Poole Harbour to the north. Within the parish are Durlston Bay and Durlston Country Park to the south of the town.

Located at 50.6119, -1.95833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.499 miles away.
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Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, Towns in Dorset, Beaches of Dorset, Populated coastal places in Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Seaside resorts in England, Post towns in the BH postcode area

Discordant coastline

A discordant coastline occurs where bands of differing rock type run perpendicular to the coast. The differing resistance to erosion leads to the formation of headlands and bays. A hard rock type such as granite is resistant to erosion and creates a promontory whilst a softer rock type such as the clays of Bagshot Beds is easily eroded creating a bay. Part of the Dorset coastline running north from the Portland limestone of Durlston Head is a clear example of a discordant coastline.

Located at 50.6067, -1.965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Coastal geography

Ballard Down

Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south. The chalk here forms part of a system of chalk downlands in southern England, and once formed a continuous ridge between what is now west Dorset and the present day Isle of Wight.

Located at 50.6305, -1.96601 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.500 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Hills of Dorset, Nature reserves in Dorset, National Nature Reserves in England, Jurassic Coast, National Trust properties in Dorset

Durlston Country Park

Durlston Country Park is a 1.13 square kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck at Durlston near Swanage in Dorset, England. The Park, which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, has been owned by Dorset County Council since the early 1970s and is mostly open access. The Lighthouse is at Anvil Point is built of local stone and was completed in 1881.

Located at 50.5951, -1.9528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Environment of Dorset, Geography of Dorset, Nature reserves in Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage, Country parks in Dorset

Swanage Railway

The Swanage Railway is a 6-mile long heritage railway in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The railway line currently follows the route of the old Purbeck branch line from Norden, via Corfe Castle, Harman's Cross and Herston Halt to Swanage. The line was re−connected to the mainline at Wareham, Dorset, along a stretch of the branch line that had previously only remained open to freight traffic until 2005.

Located at 50.6135, -1.98235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.499 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Heritage railways in England, Visitor attractions in Dorset, Rail transport in Dorset, Railway lines opened in 1885, Museums in Dorset, Railway museums in England, Swanage

Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.

Located at 50.5918, -2.0045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.497 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Geography of Dorset, Geology of Dorset, Jurassic Coast

Nine Barrow Down

Nine Barrow Down is an elongated hill forming the northern ridge of the Purbeck Hills on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The chalk down is part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. The eastern end of the ridge, which carries the highest point, is also sometimes known as Godlingston Hill. The col of the railway cutting at Harman's Cross means that it has sufficient relative height that it qualifies as a Marilyn.

Located at 50.6296, -1.99005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.500 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Hills of Dorset, Marilyns of England

Rowbarrow Hundred

Rowbarrow Hundred or Rowberrow Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Langton Matravers Studland Swanage Worth Matravers

Located at 50.63, -1.984 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.500 miles away.
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Hundreds of Dorset

Swanage Town & Herston F.C

Swanage Town & Herston Football Club is a football club based in Swanage, Dorset, England. The club was established in 1966 as a result of the merger of Swanage Town F.C. and Herston Rovers F.C. They have reached the Second Round of the FA Vase four times in their history, and first entered the FA Cup in the 1987–88 season. As of the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Dorset Premier Football League.

Located at 50.6196, -1.96193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.499 miles away.
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Association football clubs established in 1966, Swanage, Football clubs in Dorset, 1966 establishments in England

Ballard Cliff

Ballard Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The steeply dipping Cretaceous chalk that marks the northern end of Swanage Bay takes over from the Wealden beds at this location. A series of landslides during the late 1990s and early 2000s created a prominent white 'zig-zag' in the scarp. A rotational slip in the Chalk, Upper Greensand and Gault has developed, exposing a section of the soft, blue-grey Gault clay at the base of the cliff.

Located at 50.6305, -1.9387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.500 miles away.
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Cliffs of England

Kyarra

The Kyarra was a 6,953 ton (7,065 t) steel cargo and passenger luxury liner, built in Scotland in 1903 for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company.

Located at 50.5908, -1.94944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.497 miles away.
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1903 ships, Clyde-built ships, Steamships, World War I shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Hospital ships, Maritime incidents in 1918, 1918 in the United Kingdom, Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom, Shipwrecks in the English Channel, Ships sunk by German submarines

Durlston Bay

Durlston Bay (also known as Durdlestone Bay) is a small bay next to a country park of the same name, just south of the resort of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It has been a renowned site for Lower Cretaceous fossils since the initial discovery of fragments there by Samuel Beckles in the 1850s. The Jurassic Coast stretches over a distance of 155 kilometres, from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, in the west, to Old Harry Rocks, in the east.

Located at 50.6011, -1.94861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Bays of Dorset, Beaches of Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage

Swanage Pier

Swanage's Victorian pier is over 100 years old and is one of two built, although it is the only one that survives complete today. The pier extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near Swanage, a small town in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester in the United Kingdom.

Located at 50.609, -1.9504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Swanage, Piers in England, Buildings and structures in Dorset, Underwater diving sites in the United Kingdom

Belle Vue Quarry

Belle Vue Quarry is a 3.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1977. It is used as a roosting site by Greater Horseshoe bats.

Located at 50.6035, -1.98158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Bat roosts in England, Isle of Purbeck, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1977

Peveril Point

Peveril Point is a promontory on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50|36.43|N|01|56.69|W||| |primary |name= }} OS Grid Ref: SZ 041 787. The rocks that make up Peveril Point are shale and Portland and Purbeck limestone in a syncline structure.

Located at 50.6072, -1.94483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Headlands of Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage

Agglestone Rock

Agglestone Rock is a sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight, perched on a conical hill, approximately 1 mile from the village of Studland, south Dorset Legend has it that the devil threw the rock from the Isle of Wight with the intention of hitting Corfe Castle.

Located at 50.6451, -1.96812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.501 miles away.
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Geography of Dorset

Tilly Whim Caves

Tilly Whim Caves consists of three stone quarries in Durlston Country Park, 1 mile south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, southern England. Tilly Whim is probably an anglicised version of the gaelic "Tulach Uamh" roughly translated as knoll cave. Or the name may have been derived from a former quarryman, called a "Tilly", and the type of primitive wooden crane used at the time, known as a "Whim", generally called a derrick or gibbet.

Located at 50.5925, -1.95752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.497 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Quarries in England, Caves of Dorset, Visitor attractions in Dorset, History of Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage

Swanage Grammar School

Swanage Grammar School was established in 1929 in Swanage, Dorset, England. It closed in 1974. The building is now defunct (from 2002) having been used as a centre for outdoor pursuits and geography based learning. Robert Rochelle managed the centre for the final 16 years. The building is at the northern end of Swanage, at the top of Northbrook Road, 15 minutes walk from the sea.

Located at 50.62, -1.964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.499 miles away.
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Defunct schools in Dorset, Defunct grammar schools in England, Educational institutions established in 1929, Educational institutions disestablished in 1974, Swanage, 1929 establishments in England, 1974 disestablishments in England

Swanage Pier Tramway

The Swanage Pier Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway in the port town of Swanage, in the English county of Dorset. From the 12th century, the Swanage area was well known for the quarrying of Purbeck Marble, actually a hard wearing form of limestone. Much of this was shipped out through Swanage, originally being loaded into small vessels from horse carts driven into the waters of Swanage Bay.

Located at 50.6074, -1.9527 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Swanage, Industrial railways in England, Pier railways, Rail transport in Dorset, 2ft 6in gauge railways, Narrow gauge railways in England, Closed railway lines in South West England, Railway lines opened in 1858, Horse-drawn railways

Leeson House

Leeson House is a field studies centre in the village of Langton Matravers in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. The Isle of Purbeck forms part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, designated in 2001. Run as a day and residential centre by Dorset County Council Outdoor Education Service it has been providing environmental education since 1966.

Located at 50.6077, -1.99444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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1966 establishments in the United Kingdom, Education in Dorset, Country houses in Dorset, Isle of Purbeck, Outdoor education

Durnford School

Durnford School was a notoriously spartan and uncomfortable preparatory school which opened in 1894 on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The school occupied Durnford House, in High Street (postcode BH19 3HB) in the village of Langton Matravers near Swanage. "Strip and swim" was the morning ritual for the boys – watched by headmaster Thomas Pellatt – into the sea from Dancing Ledge on the coast in 1898.

Located at 50.6097, -2.00333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.499 miles away.
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Defunct schools in Dorset, Educational institutions established in 1894, 1894 establishments in England

Anvil Point

Anvil Point is part of the Jurassic Coast near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The Jurassic Coast stretches over a distance of 153 kilometres, from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, in the west, to Old Harry Rocks, in the east.

Located at 50.592, -1.9601 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.497 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Visitor attractions in Dorset, History of Dorset, Lighthouses in England, Lighthouse museums in England, Museums in Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage

Great Globe

The Great Globe at Swanage is one of the largest stone spheres in the world. The Great Globe is constructed of Portland stone. It weighs about 40 tonnes and is 3 metres in diameter.

Located at 50.5949, -1.95211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.497 miles away.
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Isle of Purbeck, Visitor attractions in Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Swanage

Durlston Castle

Durlston Castle stands within Durlston Country Park, a 1.13 square-kilometre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coastline south of Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

Located at 50.5951, -1.9534 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.498 miles away.
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Swanage, Isle of Purbeck, Visitor attractions in Dorset, Castles in Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Folly castles in England