Church Knowle
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Church Knowle is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset in the south of England.
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Church Knowle | |
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Road through Church Knowle | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 261 |
OS grid reference | SY939817 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WAREHAM |
Postcode district | BH20 |
Dialling code | 01929 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50.6359°N 2.0866°W / 50.6359; -2.0866 |
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Church Knowle village is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Corfe Castle, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wareham and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Swanage. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the settlements of East Creech and Furzebrook to the north—had 114 households and a population of 261.[1]
The church is named Saint Peter's Church. Church Knowle Fete is held in the grounds of the Old Rectory every August.