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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. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 9,601. [1]
Durlston Country Park is a 320-acre country park and nature reserve stretching along the coast of the Isle of Purbeck on the outskirts of Swanage in Dorset, England. The park is a popular destination for tourists to enjoy the walks, views, visitor centre, climbing, and wildlife, including Durlston Castle , the Great Globe , Tilly Whim Caves ...
The museum had exhibits relating to Swanage and Purbeck, including geology, local history, archaeology, maritime and stone quarrying. [4] The tithe barn is Grade II listed and is built of Purbeck stone. [5] The listing entry describes the barn as 18th-century, although the local historian David Lewer attributed it to the 16th-century. [6]
Swanage, the main town and resort of Purbeck, with the Purbeck Hills in the background. Other places of note are: Swanage, at the eastern end of the peninsula, is a seaside resort. At one time it was linked by a branch railway line from Wareham; this was closed in 1972, but has now partially reopened as the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway.
This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset , shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis .
East Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England.Its council met in Wimborne Minster between 2016 and 2019. [1] [2]The district (as Wimborne) was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging Wimborne Minster Urban District with Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District, plus the parish of St Leonards and St Ives transferred from the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District in Hampshire. [3]
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, from the former municipal borough of Wareham, Swanage urban district and Wareham and Purbeck Rural District. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019, together with the other four districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, to form a new Dorset ...
The modern Priest's Way is a public footpath and bridleway, and is maintained by Dorset Council. [2] Its length is 3 miles, running from just north-east of Worth Matravers to the outskirts of Swanage. [2] It forms part of the South West Coast Path. [3] It underwent restoration work in 2014. [4]