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Swanage (/ ˈ s w ɒ n ɪ dʒ /) is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England.It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns, [2] approximately 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40 km) east of Dorchester.
The 1st Health Battalion (1 HB) is a unit of the 2nd Health Brigade.It is headquartered at the Robertson Army Barracks in Darwin.Formally having sub-units located in Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane, the then 1st Close Health Battalion was raised as 1 HB and fell under the command of the reestablished 2nd Health Brigade in 2022; with the existing Sub-Units being absorbed into 4th Health ...
Worth Matravers (/ m ə ˈ t r æ v ər z /) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset.The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage.It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.
Harman's Cross is the location of Harman's Cross railway station, one of the intermediate stations on the Swanage Railway, a steam locomotive operated heritage railway. The railway links the tourist centres of Corfe Castle and Swanage with each other, and with a Park and Ride site at Norden station just to the north of Corfe Castle.
St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. It stands close to the cliffs, 108 metres (354 ft) above sea level. [1] It is a Grade I listed building. [2] The square stone chapel stands within a low circular earthwork, which may be the remains of a pre-Conquest Christian enclosure ...
Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. The façade was rescued from London's 17th-century Mercers' Hall and the external clock is dated to 1826. It was not universally welcomed ...
Swanage railway station is a railway station located in Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Originally the terminus of a London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) branch line from Wareham , the line and station were closed by British Rail in 1972.
Swanage Pier is a Victorian pier which extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near the town of Swanage, in the south-east of Dorset. It was built in 1895 for passenger ship services. [ 2 ] It is situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Purbeck , approximately 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10.1 km) south of Poole and 25 miles (40 km) east of ...