Long Island (Dorset)
| Long Island | |
 Long Island viewed from the western shore of Poole Harbour |
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  Long Island |
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| OS grid reference | SY987879 |
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| Civil parish | Corfe Castle |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South Dorset |
Coordinates: 50°41′26″N 2°01′04″W / 50.690621°N 2.017698°W
Long Island is an uninhabited island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsular in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby, and inhabited, Round Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide. The island covers approximately 30 acres at low tide, reducing to only 9.5 acres (38,000 m2) at high tide.[1][2] Long Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district.[1]
Long Island had been privately owned by the Rempstone Estate for over 250 years but in 2007 it was closed to the public and put up for sale with offers invited in excess of £1 million.[2] The sale was initially delayed by a rights of way application made by pleasure boat owners who feared the new landlords would deny public access to the island. However the application was dismissed by Dorset County Council in 2009 and the island was sold in 2010 for an estimated £3 million to a local property developer.[3]
References
- 1 2 OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- 1 2 "Harbour island is 'dream' location". BBC News. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ↑ "Poole property developer new owner of Long Island". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
External links
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