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Townsend

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Townsend is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, covering 0.14 km². It is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies within Dorset National Landscape National Landscape.

Corfe Castle is about 7.3 km away to the north-west. Nearby SSSIs include South Dorset Coast, Purbeck Ridge (East) and Studland Cliffs.

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Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

Photo of Swanage, a village in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Swanage

Village

A Victorian seaside town at the eastern end of the Purbeck, with a sandy bay, restored pier and a preserved steam railway to Corfe Castle.

0.7 km NE · Dorset

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

1 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Dancing Ledge, a rock formation near Worth Matravers, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dancing Ledge

Rock formation near Worth Matravers

A wave-cut Purbeck quarry ledge dropping to the sea, with a small tidal pool blasted into the rock for Victorian schoolboys.

3 km SW

Photo of Old Harry Rocks, a rock formation near Swanage, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Old Harry Rocks

Rock formation near Swanage

Three brilliant white chalk stacks and stumps at the seaward tip of the Purbeck, marking the eastern start of the Jurassic Coast.

5.3 km NE

Photo of Chapman's Pool, a cove near Worth Matravers, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Chapman's Pool

Cove near Worth Matravers

A remote horseshoe cove ringed by high, fossil-rich cliffs on the wild south Purbeck coast, reached only on foot.

7 km W