Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries.

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1100 Website, Wikimedia, Wikidata
castle ruin, archaeological site,

Theatricalia page^@
National Trust Heritage Records page^@
Historic England research records page^@
Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
National Trust page^@
CastlesFortsBattles page^@

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Christchurch Castle ⓘ
castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK
Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Rufus Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Corfe Castle ⓘ
fortification in Dorset, England, UK
Portland Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK
Athelhampton Hall ⓘ
Grade I listed country house in Athelhampton, Dorset, England, UK
Clouds Hill ⓘ
home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England.
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum ⓘ
teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Max Gate ⓘ
Grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Museum of East Dorset ⓘ
museum in Dorset, England, UK
Portland Museum ⓘ
museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch ⓘ
local history museum in Dorset, England
Scaplen's Court museum ⓘ
local museum in Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Swanage Railway ⓘ
heritage railway and museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Hardy's Cottage ⓘ
cob and thatch building in Stinsford, Dorset, England, UK
Tudor House Museum ⓘ
building in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Wareham Town Museum ⓘ
museum in Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Weymouth Museum ⓘ
local museum in Dorset, United Kingdom
Wolfeton House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK
Lulworth Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
Kingston Lacy ⓘ
country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Nothe Fort ⓘ
fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK
Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum ⓘ
museum in Bournemouth, England, UK
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum ⓘ
museum in Tolpuddle, England, UK
The Tank Museum ⓘ
military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom
Corfe Castle Museum ⓘ
museum in Corfe Castle, England, UK
Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom
Langton Matravers Museum ⓘ
museum in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, UK
Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre ⓘ
museum in Bournemouth, England, UK
Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
history museum and family history centre in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Blandford Town Museum ⓘ
museum in Blandford Forum, United Kingdom
Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester ⓘ
museum with re-creations of artefacts and the tomb of Tutankhamun, located in Dorchester, Dorset, UK
Monkey World ⓘ
Animal Welfare Organization
Museum of Design in Plastics ⓘ
university museum, collection and specialist research resource at the Arts University Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Poole Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom
Wessex Water Museum ⓘ
museum in Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK
Blandford Fashion Museum ⓘ
museum in Blandford Forum, England, United Kingdom
Bournemouth Aviation Museum ⓘ
aviation museum
Terracotta Warriors Museum ⓘ
museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Grove Prison Museum ⓘ
museum in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
Purbeck Mining Museum ⓘ
museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK
The Etches Collection ⓘ
museum in Dorset, United Kingdom
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum ⓘ
museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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1100 Corfe Castle

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1539 Portland Castle

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1610 Lulworth Castle

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1665 Kingston Lacy

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1846 Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

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1860 Nothe Fort

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1877 The Keep Military Museum

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1912 Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum

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1934 Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

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1947 The Tank Museum

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1962 Corfe Castle Museum

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1967 Royal Signals Museum

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1972 Langton Matravers Museum

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1975 Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre

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1976 Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre

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1985 Blandford Town Museum

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1986 Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester

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1987 Monkey World

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1988 Museum of Design in Plastics

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1989 Poole Museum

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1989 Wessex Water Museum

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1996 Blandford Fashion Museum

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1998 Bournemouth Aviation Museum

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2002 Terracotta Warriors Museum

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2014 Grove Prison Museum

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2014 Purbeck Mining Museum

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2016 The Etches Collection

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2018 Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

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John Inigo Richards - Corfe Castle, Dorset - Google Art Project

Corfe Castle Star Trails (233483563)

Side entrance to St Edward King and Martyr church in Corfe Castle Village

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle stitch 2

Corfe castle 1

Panoramic view of Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle - chapter published in 1970
On Corfe Castle -
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Corfe Castle - encyclopedia article (English)
Corfe Castle - scientific article published in January 1865
Corfe Castle - scientific article published in January 1865
Development of Corfe Castle - scientific article published in 1951
Corfe Castle (lithograph, 1912) - lithograph by Arthur Streeton (NGV 650-4)
Corfe Castle (lithograph, 1912) - lithograph by Arthur Streeton (NGV 1793-3)
Corfe Castle - guidebook published in 1985
Corfe Castle - guidebook published in 2003
King John's Gloriette at Corfe Castle - article by Matthew M. Reeve & Malcolm Thurlby published June 2005 in Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (Q1860)
The Story of Corfe Castle, and of many who have lived there - book published in 1853
Corfe Castle: its history, construction, and present condition - scientific article published in 1929
Excavations in the West Bailey at Corfe Castle^@ scientific article published on January 1960

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Theatricalia page^@		Wikidata
link	page		National Trust Heritage Records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
link	page		National Trust page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Rufus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandsfoot Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Portland Castle	independent museum, military museum, castle, historic house museum, fort	Wikidata
site	garden		Athelhampton Hall	abbey, garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Clouds Hill	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorset Teddy Bear Museum	teddy bear museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Max Gate	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of East Dorset	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Portland Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scaplen's Court museum	local museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Swanage Railway	museum, heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Thomas Hardy's Cottage	historic house museum, thatched cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Tudor House Museum	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wareham Town Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weymouth Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wolfeton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1610	Lulworth Castle	hunting lodge, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1665	Kingston Lacy	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Dorset Museum & Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	Nothe Fort	fort, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Corfe Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	independent museum, military museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Langton Matravers Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Blandford Town Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Monkey World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Museum of Design in Plastics	museum, history museum, museum collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Poole Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wessex Water Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Blandford Fashion Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bournemouth Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Terracotta Warriors Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Grove Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Purbeck Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	The Etches Collection	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Corfe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Corfe castle2		Commons
commons	image		CorfeCastleFromCastle2		Commons
commons	image		John Inigo Richards - Corfe Castle, Dorset - Google Art Project		Commons
commons	image		Corfe Castle Star Trails (233483563)		Commons
commons	image		Side entrance to St Edward King and Martyr church in Corfe Castle Village		Commons
commons	image		Corfe Castle		Commons
commons	image		Corfe Castle stitch 2		Commons
commons	image		Corfe castle 1		Commons
commons	image		Panoramic view of Corfe Castle		Commons

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