Corfe Castle features [7]
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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 12 Dec 2020
From Corfe Castle railway station a view along the lines looking south towards Swanage. Corfe Castle railway station was built in the Victorian Gothic style, in 1885 for the London and South Western Railway Company when a branch line from Wareham to Swanage was completed. The station is now part of the heritage Swanage Railway. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1140121 Dominated by a ruined castle of the same name, Corfe Castle is a village situated in a gap in the Purbeck Hills, some 4 miles south east of Wareham and 4 miles north west of Swanage. There are traces of occupation in the area of all periods since 6,000 BC. The castle dates back to the 11th century and was besieged twice during the Civil War after which it was slighted. Now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. The heritage Swanage Railway runs through the village.
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