Round Island (Dorset)
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Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 2°00′59″W / 50.686125°N 2.016281°W
| Round Island | |
 Round Island viewed from the western shore of Poole Harbour |
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 Round Island
Round Island shown within Dorset |
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| OS grid reference | SY988874 |
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| Civil parish | Corfe Castle |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsula in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby uninhabited Long Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide.[1][2]
The island is 15 acres in size, being a private property with a mix of grassy paddocks and woodland.
Round Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- ^ "Harbour island is 'dream' location". BBC. 2007-11-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7083765.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
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