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in the county of Dorset

Kimmeridge Ledges in May. Kimmeridge, Dorset

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A popular place for surfers and diving enthusiasts, Kimmeridge is a small town along the Purbeck Coast in Dorset. The first place in England where oil was commercially extracted, Kimmeridge produced oil for over 25 years until recently. Lots of stone cottages and shipwrecks.

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Nearby travel help

Wareham Station	(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction N)
Wool Station	(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)
Bournemouth Airport	(16.9 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)
M27 Junction 1	(31.2 miles, 50.1 km, direction NE)
M27 Junction 2	(34.3 miles, 55.3 km, direction NE)
Southampton Airport	(40.7 miles, 65.4 km, direction NE)
Kimmeridge to London	(106.3 miles, 171.1 km, direction NE)