Harman's Cross
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| Harman's Cross | |
  Harman's Cross shown within Dorset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Worth Matravers |
| 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 | |
Coordinates: Harman's Cross is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated on the A351 road between Swanage and Corfe Castle.
The village is located in the civil parish of Worth Matravers. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district and is within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons and the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.[1]
Harman's Cross is the location of Harman's Cross railway station, one of the intermediate stations on the Swanage Railway, a steam locomotive operated heritage railway. The railway links the tourist centres of Corfe Castle and Swanage with each other, and with a Park and Ride site at Norden station just to the north of Corfe Castle.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2006) OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
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