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Langton Matravers is a village on the Isle of Purbeck. It is situated about 2 miles west of Swanage town centre and 5 miles south-east of Corfe Castle.
The name Langton stems from "long town". Matravers stems from the name of Lord Mautravers who once resided there, and ultimately originates from the French "mal traverse".
The village is home to St. George's first school which was established at the end of the 19th century. Next door is The Old Malthouse, a preparatory school for boys and girls founded in 1906, but closed in 2007. Two other preparatory schools Durnford School and Spyway used to be located in the village. Both Durnford and Spyway were closed earlier; Ian Fleming author of the James Bond novels was educated at Durnford.
Leeson House, a Grade II listed 19th-century house, is a field studies centre located in the village.
The village is within walking distance of the Jurassic Coast. The Purbeck Folk Festival is held annually at a farm near the village.

The B3069 is a 4.5 mile loop off the A351 on the Isle of Purbeck.
It starts at Town's End, Corfe Castle, by turning south off the A351. It crosses Corfe Common before climbing steeply to the village of Kingston.
At the top of Kingston Hill the B3069 meets the Scott Arms, a pub so thickly covered in ivy that it seems more plant than building. The B3069 turns sharply left here. The road to the right has a sign stating "No through road to the sea".

Leaving Kingston the B3069 heads roughly eastwards across the top of the ridge before descending into Langton Matravers. It ends at a T-junction on the eastern edge of the village, again on the A351.

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