Isle of Purbeck

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The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset, England, famed for its Jurassic Coast cliffs, quarrying heritage, and picturesque coastal landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
administrativeCentre Wareham
borders English Channel
Poole Harbour
boundedBy River Frome
River Piddle
contains Ballard Down
Corfe Castle village
Durdle Door
Kimmeridge
Langton Matravers
Lulworth Cove
Old Harry Rocks
Poole Harbour shoreline
Studland
Studland Bay
Swanage
Worth Matravers
country United Kingdom
geology Cretaceous rocks
Jurassic sedimentary rocks
Purbeck Beds
linked to: Purbeck stone
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
stone quarrying
tourism
hasHeritage quarrying
hasLandform chalk ridge
heathland
limestone cliffs
rolling hills
hasMaterial Purbeck limestone
Purbeck marble
linked to: Purbeck stone
hasProtectedArea Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
RSPB Arne
Studland and Godlingston Heath National Nature Reserve
knownFor Jurassic Coast cliffs
linked to: Jurassic Coast

Purbeck stone
coastal landscapes
fossil-rich coastline
tourism
walking and hiking
locatedIn Dorset
England
locatedOn south coast of England
partOf Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
Jurassic Coast
touristAttraction Corfe Castle
Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door
linked to: Durdle Door

Old Harry Rocks
Studland Bay beaches
linked to: Studland Bay

Swanage Railway
usedFor building stone

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Bournemouth locatedNear Isle of Purbeck
Dorset contains Isle of Purbeck
Worth Matravers locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Worth Matravers knownFor Purbeck stone quarries
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Worth Matravers partOf Isle of Purbeck peninsula
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Dorset and East Devon Coast extendsTo Old Harry Rocks near Swanage
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Boscombe Pier hasView Purbeck Hills (on clear days)
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Kimmeridge locatedOn Isle of Purbeck
Kimmeridge partOf Purbeck district
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Swanage locatedOn Isle of Purbeck
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty hasPart Purbeck Hills
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Poole Harbour near Isle of Purbeck
Kingston, Dorset locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Kingston, Dorset partOf Purbeck district
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Kingston, Dorset locatedOn Isle of Purbeck plateau
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Kingston, Dorset overlooks Purbeck Hills
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Kingston, Dorset category Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway routeFeature Purbeck Hills
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway isTouristAttractionOf Isle of Purbeck
River Frome (Dorset) near Isle of Purbeck
subject linked to: River Frome
Square and Compass region Isle of Purbeck
subject linked to: Square and Compass pub
Winspit quarry locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Chapman’s Pool locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Chapman’s Pool region Isle of Purbeck coast
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Seacombe partOf Isle of Purbeck
Dancing Ledge partOf Isle of Purbeck
Corfe Castle village locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Corfe Castle village landscapeFeature Purbeck Hills
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
Worth Matravers Parish Council locatedIn Isle of Purbeck
Purbeck stone locatedInArea Isle of Purbeck
Purbeck stone quarriedIn Isle of Purbeck