Round Island (Dorset)

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Round Island
Round Island - geograph.org.uk - 1772292.jpg
Round Island viewed from the western shore of Poole Harbour
Round Island is located in Dorset
Round Island
Round Island
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY988874
Civil parish
District
  • Purbeck
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°41′10″N 2°00′59″W / 50.686125°N 2.016281°W / 50.686125; -2.016281Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 2°00′59″W / 50.686125°N 2.016281°W / 50.686125; -2.016281

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
  2. ^ "Harbour island is 'dream' location". BBC. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.

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