Islands · South East England
Pergins Island
Pergins Island — island in Dorset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pergins Island is a island in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Dorset, England". Coordinates: 50.7328°, -2.0014°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Poole Harbour SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Ramsar wetland: Poole Harbour
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pergins Island is a small, uninhabited island in Holes Bay, an embayment off Poole Harbour in Dorset on the south coast of England. It is not accessible to the public.
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Background
History
Pergins Island was known for generations as 'Doughty's Island' (pronounced "Dowdy's") after Sir Edward Doughty who bought the nearby Upton House in 1828 along with its estate, which included the island. According to local hearsay, Doughty, a devout Catholic, had given permission for the poor people of Poole and Hamworthy to use the island for camping to escape the squalor of their homes. The Old Town in Poole used to contain slums which became very unhealthy during the warmer summer months and so mothers would take their children to camp on the island while the fathers continued to work, visiting their families when they could. The island, like the rest of the Upton Estate, belongs to the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7328, -2.0014
- Parish
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area
- Postcode
- BH17 7FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poole
- Nearest railway station
- Hamworthy — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28407855 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pergins Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pergins Island?
- Pergins Island is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH17 7FR), in the parish of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area.
- Is Pergins Island a protected site?
- Yes — Pergins Island is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Poole Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Pergins Island free to visit?
- Yes, Pergins Island is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pergins Island?
- The nearest railway station is Hamworthy, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH17 7FR.