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Corfe Castle (village) Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Corfe Castle (village)

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Corfe Castle (village) history

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Burial mounds around the common of Corfe Castle suggest that the area was occupied from 6000 BC. The name “Corfe” is derived from the Saxon word, ceorfan, meaning to cut or carve. In the 18th century, clay quarrying developed as an industry in the village. Evidence suggests that the Durotriges tribe co-existed with the Romans in a trading relationship.

Corfe Castle (village) landmarks

The Corfe Model Village is a 1/20 scale model that shows what the castle and village would have looked like in 1646 before the castle was slighted. Mortons House Hotel is one of the most notable buildings in the village.

Corfe Castle (village) geography / climate

The parish of Corfe Castle has an area of 14+1/2 square miles (37.45 km) To the south, it includes the smaller village of Kingston and a section of the Jurassic Coast facing the English Channel. The village is constructed almost entirely from the local grey Purbeck limestone.

You can visit Corfe Castle (village) places with Walkfo Corfe Castle (village) to hear history at Corfe Castle (village)’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Corfe Castle (village) has 25 places to visit in our interactive Corfe Castle (village) map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Corfe Castle (village), being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Corfe Castle (village) places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Corfe Castle (village) & the surrounding areas.

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25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Corfe Castle (village) tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Corfe Castle (village)

  

Best Corfe Castle (village) places to visit

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Corfe Castle (village) has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Corfe Castle (village)’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Corfe Castle (village)’s information audio spots:

Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle Mortons House Hotel is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England . It was built in 1590 and was the home of several notable families over the next four centuries . It is now a hotel in Corfe Castle, Dorset .

Isle of Purbeck The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset . It is bordered by water on three sides: the English Channel, the River Frome and Poole Harbour . The most southerly point is St Alban’s Head (archaically St. Aldhelm’s Head)

Encombe House Encombe House is a Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston in Dorset. It is 1-mile inland of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast in southern England. The parkland is Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Wytch Farm Wytch Farm is the largest onshore oil field in western Europe. It is located in a coniferous forest on Wytch Heath on the southern shore of Poole Harbour, two miles (3.2 km) north of Corfe Castle. Facility was taken over by Perenco in 2011.

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