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  2. Brownsea Island - Wikipedia

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    Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole ... In 1852 Brownsea was again up for sale and was sold for £13,000. ... A history of Brownsea Island. Dorset ...

  3. Brownsea Castle - Wikipedia

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    Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Located on Brownsea Island, it comprised a stone blockhouse with a hexagonal gun platform.

  4. Studland - Wikipedia

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    The parish includes Brownsea Island within the harbour. [2] In the 2011 census the parish had 182 households and a population of 425, [3] though many of the houses in the village are holiday homes, second homes, or guest houses, and the village's population varies depending upon the season. Studland is famous for its beaches and nature reserve.

  5. Poole Harbour - Wikipedia

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    Green Island, one of the islands within Poole Harbour. Poole Harbour is the location of a number of islands, of various sizes. These islands include: Brownsea Island is near the sea entrance at Sandbanks. Furzey Island is south of Brownsea Island. Green Island is directly south of Furzey island. Long Island is near the Arne Peninsula. Round Island

  6. Mary Bonham-Christie - Wikipedia

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    Mary Bonham-Christie (née Mary Florence Whitburn; 23 July 1865 – 28 April 1961) called "the Demon of Brownsea", was the reclusive owner of Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset from 1927 until her death in 1961.

  7. Maryland, Brownsea Island - Wikipedia

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    Remains of buildings at Maryland, Brownsea Island. Maryland is a deserted village on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. It was named for the wife of its founder, Colonel William Petrie Waugh. [1] The village was established in the mid-19th century to house workers for a new pottery industry (Branksea Clay & Pottery Company) on ...

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  9. Isle of Purbeck - Wikipedia

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    Corfe Castle. The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset, England.It is bordered by water on three sides: the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north.

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