Studland

Studland
Studland village centre
Studland Location within Dorset
Population	425 (2011)
OS grid reference	SZ036825
Civil parish	Studland
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWANAGE
Postcode district	BH19
Dialling code	01929
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°38′32″N 1°57′2″W / 50.64222°N 1.95056°W / 50.64222; -1.95056

Studland is a village and civil parish^[1] on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The village is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Swanage, over a steep chalk ridge, and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the South East Dorset conurbation at Sandbanks, from which it is separated by Poole Harbour. The parish includes Brownsea Island within the harbour.^[2] In the 2011 census the parish had 182 households and a population of 425,^[3] though many of the houses in the village are holiday homes, second homes, or guest houses, and the village's population varies depending upon the season.

Swanage is famous for its beaches and nature reserve.