Round Island (Dorset)
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]
| Round Island | |
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 Round Island viewed from the western shore of Poole Harbour | |
  Round Island Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY988874 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
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 was formerly part of the Purbeck local government district,[1]but now forms part of Dorset Council.
References
- OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- "Harbour island is 'dream' location". BBC. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
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