Studland
Sign in to saveStudland is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The village is located about north of the town of Swanage, over a steep chalk ridge, and south of the South East Dorset conurbation at Sandbanks, from which it is separated by Poole Harbour. The parish includes Brownsea Island within the harbour. In the 2011 census the parish had 182 households and a population of 425, though many of the houses in the village are holiday homes, second homes, or guest houses, and the village's population varies depending upon the season.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Studland
- UK place.static_image_name
- Studland, the post office and stores - geograph.org.uk - 1365131.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Studland village centre
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 425
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SZ036825
- UK place.civil_parish
- Studland
- UK place.unitary_england
- Dorset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Dorset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Purbeck
- Population
- +425
- Official website
- www.isleofpurbeck.com/studland.html
- Image
- Studland, the post office and stores - geograph.org.uk - 1365131.jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Description
- Geography
- Studland Bay and beach management
- Heathland and nature reserve
- Oilfield
- History
- World War II
- Ecology
- Politics
- Studland in popular culture
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Studland is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The village is located about north of the town of Swanage, over a steep chalk ridge, and south of the South East Dorset conurbation at Sandbanks, from which it is separated by Poole Harbour. The parish includes Brownsea Island within the harbour. In the 2011 census the parish had 182 households and a population of 425, though many of the houses in the village are holiday homes, second homes, or guest houses, and the village's population varies depending upon the season.
Studland is famous for its beaches and nature reserve.