Corfe Castle

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Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries.

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  • Battle of Weymouth ⓘ
    1645 battle during the First English Civil War
  • Battle of Mudeford ⓘ
    1784 skirmish between smugglers and customs officers
  • Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
  • Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
  • Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill ⓘ
    anti-aircraft battery in Arne, Dorset, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House ⓘ
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House ⓘ
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
  • Verne High Angle Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • East Weare Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK
  • Fort Henry ⓘ
    bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK
  • Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Christchurch Castle ⓘ
    castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Rufus Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
    castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Corfe Castle ⓘ
    fortification in Dorset, England, UK  
  • Portland Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK  
  • Brownsea Castle ⓘ
    grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom
  • Inner Pierhead Fort ⓘ
    fort at the entrance to Portland Harbour, UK
  • Portland Breakwater Fort ⓘ
    fort in Portland Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Upton Fort ⓘ
    fort in Osmington, Dorset, England, UK
  • Verne Citadel ⓘ
    citadel in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Nothe Fort ⓘ
    fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  
  • Blacknor Fort ⓘ
    Fort on the Isle of Portland, England
  • The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK
  • The Tank Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  
  • Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
    regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom  
  • HMS A3 ⓘ
    1903 A-class submarine
  • HMS Delight ⓘ
    1932 D-class destroyer
  • HMS Foylebank ⓘ
    1930 cargo ship converted to anti-aircraft role
  • HMS Safari ⓘ
    1941 S-class submarine
  • HMT Arfon ⓘ
    1908 naval trawler
  • HMS Hood ⓘ
    1891 Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship
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John Inigo Richards - Corfe Castle, Dorset - Google Art ProjectJohn Inigo Richards - Corfe Castle, Dorset - Google Art Project
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Side entrance to St Edward King and Martyr church in Corfe Castle VillageSide entrance to St Edward King and Martyr church in Corfe Castle Village
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Panoramic view of Corfe CastlePanoramic view of Corfe Castle
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1645Battle of WeymouthbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1784Battle of MudefordbattleWikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Trust Heritage Records page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageArt UK website page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Trust page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemeteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farmanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hillartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryVerne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryVerne High Angle Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1862East Weare Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunkerChristchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area ControlHampshire County Council, civil defense center, Bournemouth Borough CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerFort HenrybunkerWikidata
sitebunkerRidgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleChristchurch CastleEnglish Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastleHighcliffe Castlehistoric house museum, English country house, castleWikidata
sitecastleRufus CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleSandsfoot Castlefort, castleWikidata
sitecastle1100Corfe Castlecastle ruin, archaeological site, National TrustWikidata
sitecastle1539Portland Castlemilitary museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, independent museumWikidata
sitecastle1545Brownsea CastleJohn Lewis Partnership, fort, castleWikidata
sitefortInner Pierhead FortfortWikidata
sitefortPortland Breakwater FortfortWikidata
sitefortUpton FortfortWikidata
sitefort1857Verne Citadelfort, citadelWikidata
sitefort1860Nothe Fortlocal authority museum, military museum, fortWikidata
sitefort1900Blacknor FortfortWikidata
sitemuseum1877The Keep Military Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
sitemuseum1947The Tank Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1967Royal Signals Museumindependent museum, regimental museum, military museumWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS A3A-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS DelightD-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Foylebankwarship, shipwreck, cargo shipWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Safarisunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMT Arfonnaval trawler, shipwreck, fishing trawlerWikidata
siteshipwreck1891HMS Hoodpre-dreadnought battleship, Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreckWikidata
commonsimageCorfe Castle Commons
commonsimageCorfe castle2 Commons
commonsimageCorfeCastleFromCastle2 Commons
commonsimageJohn Inigo Richards - Corfe Castle, Dorset - Google Art Project Commons
commonsimageCorfe Castle Star Trails (233483563) Commons
commonsimageSide entrance to St Edward King and Martyr church in Corfe Castle Village Commons
commonsimageCorfe Castle Commons
commonsimageCorfe Castle stitch 2 Commons
commonsimageCorfe castle 1 Commons
commonsimagePanoramic view of Corfe Castle Commons
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