St James

#1557 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building. ()

Coordinates: 50°36'57"N, 2°3'51"W

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West StWareham BH20 5LL EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1929 421179

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St James – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Corfe Castle, Winspit, Blue Pool, St. Aldhelm's Chapel.

1.7 miN
Iconic survivor of English Civil War
Corfe Castle, Corfe Castle
44 min walk • Corfe Castle stands as an iconic ruin in the village of Corfe Castle, nestled in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. This ancient fortification exudes a rich tapestry of history, dating back to the 11th century when it was first constructed by William...
2.5 miSE
Climbing
Winspit
65 min walk • Nestled on the rugged coast of Dorset, United Kingdom, Winspit is an evocative and slightly otherworldly place that combines natural beauty with a slice of history. This former quarry, now a renowned climbing spot, offers outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to scale its...
2.7 miNW
Lake, Museum, Nature and wildlife
Blue Pool
69 min walk • Blue Pool is a flooded, disused clay pit where Purbeck ball clay was once extracted. It is now a lake within the Furzebrook Estate, a 25-acre park of heath woodland and gorse near Furzebrook on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, southern England.
2.5 miS
Church
St. Aldhelm's Chapel
64 min walk • Nestled atop the windswept cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, St. Aldhelm's Chapel is a historical gem steeped in mystery and solitude. This small, square stone structure, dating back to the 12th century, stands as a testament to medieval spirituality and architecture.
2.1 miN
Museum
Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum, Wareham
53 min walk • The Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum exists to preserve and interpret the historic extractive industries in ball clay mining in the Isle of Purbeck.
4.6 miE
City hall
Swanage Town Hall, Swanage
119 min walk • Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. The façade was rescued from London's 17th-century Mercers' Hall and the external clock is dated to 1826.
1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Swyre Head
38 min walk • Swyre Head, Lulworth is a hill and sea cliff which lies on the Jurassic Coast between Bat's Head to the west and Durdle Door to the east, close to Lulworth in Dorset, England.
2.9 miW
Tower
Clavell Tower
75 min walk • Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.
2.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
The Etches Collection
63 min walk • The Etches Collection is an independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Povington Hill
112 min walk • Povington Hill, at 198 metres high, is one of the highest points on the chain of the Purbeck Hills in south Dorset on the southern coast of England.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Purbeck Hills
68 min walk • The Purbeck Hills, also called the Purbeck Ridge or simply the Purbecks, are a ridge of chalk downs in Dorset, England. It is formed by the structure known as the Purbeck Monocline.