Round Island (Dorset)
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| Round Island | |
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Round Island shown within Dorset |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Corfe Castle |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European 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 Peninsular 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 (2006) OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- ^ Harbour island is 'dream' location. BBC (2007-11-09). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.

