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Swanage
Swanage
( ) is a coastal
town
and
civil parish
in the south east of
Dorset
,
England
. It is situated at the eastern end of the
Isle of Purbeck
, approximately 6¼
miles
south of
Poole
and 25 miles (40 km) east of
Dorchester
. In the
2011 census
the civil parish and two
electoral wards
had a population of 9,601. Nearby are
Ballard Down
and
Old Harry Rocks
, with
Studland Bay
and
Poole Harbour
to the north. Within the parish are
Durlston Bay
and
Durlston Country Park
to the south of the town. The parish also includes the areas of
Herston
, just to the west of the town, and
Durlston
, just to the south.
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