Holton Heath
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Holton Heath is an area of the parish of Wareham St. Martin
, Dorset
, England. The area includes a trading estate, on the site of the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath
, (RNCF). East of the trading estate is the Holton Heath National Nature Reserve
, currently closed to the public.
The area is served by the Holton Heath railway station
.
Wareham St. Martin
Wareham St. Martin is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The parish spreads across a large, and mostly rural area to the north of the town of Wareham including much of Wareham Forest. However the town of Wareham lies within its own civil parish, and the only significant settlement...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England. The area includes a trading estate, on the site of the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath
Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath
The Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, , was set up at Holton Heath, Dorset in World War I to manufacture Cordite for the Royal Navy. It was reactivated in World War II to manufacture gun propellants for the Admiralty and its output was supplemented by the Royal Navy Propellant Factory,...
, (RNCF). East of the trading estate is the Holton Heath National Nature Reserve
National Nature Reserve
For details of National nature reserves in the United Kingdom see:*National Nature Reserves in England*National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland*National Nature Reserves in Scotland*National Nature Reserves in Wales...
, currently closed to the public.
The area is served by the Holton Heath railway station
Holton Heath railway station
Holton Heath railway station serves the area of Holton Heath in Wareham, Dorset, England. Located adjacent to the former Royal Navy Cordite Factory, Holton Heath that it was was opened during World War I to serve, the station did not open to the public until 1924.-History:Holton Heath has been...
.