Purbeck
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| Purbeck District | |
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 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 (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 345th 44,834 111 / 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
| Districts of England - South West England | 
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |