Purbeck - Definition and Overview

Purbeck District
Shown within Dorset
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Dorset
Area: - Total	Ranked 117th 404.40 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wareham
ONS code:	19UG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 345th 44,100 109 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Purbeck District Council http://www.purbeck-dc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Annette Brooke, Jim Knight

Purbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England, named for the Isle of Purbeck. Its council is based in Wareham.

Settlements

Settlements with a population over 2,500 are in bold.

• Affpuddle, Arne
• Bere Regis, Bloxworth
• Chaldon Herring, Church Knowle, Coombe Keynes, Corfe Castle
• East Lulworth, East Stoke
• Kimmeridge
• Langton Matravers, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster
• Morden, Moreton
• Steeple, Studland, Swanage
• Turners Puddle
• Wareham, West Lulworth, Winfrith Newburgh, Wool, Worth Matravers
• Upton

Places of Interest

• Ballard Down, Blue Pool, Brownsea Island
• Chaldon Down, Chapman's Pool, Clouds Hill, Corfe Castle
• Dancing Ledge, Dunshay Manor, Durdle Door, Durlston Country Park
• Godlingstone Heath, Godlingstone Manor
• Hambury Tout
• Jurassic Coast (A World Heritage Site)
• Lulworth Castle, Lulworth Cove
• Kimmeridge
• Nine Barrow Down
• Old Harry Rocks
• Poole Harbour, Purbeck Heritage Coast
• Smedmore Hill, South West Coast Path, St Aldhelm's Head, Studland Bay, Swanage Railway, Swyre Head
• Tyneham
• Warborough Tout, Wareham Forest, Winspit, Wytch Farm