Address: |
Old Quarries around Afflington Wood, South of Corfe Castle |
County: |
Dorset |
Postcode: |
BH20 5HT |
Nearest Town: |
Swanage |
Map Reference: |
SY968798 |
Grid Reference: |
E: 396850 N: 079885 |
Further Information: |
There was a flourishing village at Afflington in connection with the marble and stone industries of the Later Medieval period to which Henry III granted a market and a fair in 1270 (Legg 1989: 13). |
Associated Name(s): |
Afflington Quarry, Isle Of Purbeck.
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Period(s) Quarried: |
Later Medieval,
Post Medieval.
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