| 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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