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	DORSETSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on DORSETSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A line of hills or downs, forming part of the system to which the general name of the Western Downs is applied, enters the county in the north-east near Shaftesbury, and strikes across it in a direction generally W. by S., leaving it towards Axminster and Crewkerne in Devonshire.
		The Lidden and Cale are the chief streams of the well-watered and fertile district known as the \Tale of Blackmore.
		Purbeck marble is famous through its frequent use by the architects of many of the most famous Gothic churches in England.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DO/DORSETSHIRE.htm (3786 words)

	Isle of Purbeck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England.
		It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome to the north.
		A ridge of Cretaceous chalk runs along the peninsula creating the Purbeck Hills, part of the southern England Chalk Formation which includes Salisbury Plain, the Dorset Downs and the Isle of Wight.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Purbeck (491 words)

	AllRefer.com - Purbeck, Isle of (British And Irish Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Purbeck, Isle of, peninsula, c.12 mi (20 km) long and c.8 mi (13 km) wide, Dorset, S England, between Poole Harbour and the English Channel.
		Purbeck was a favorite hunting ground of Saxon and Norman kings.
		The larger district of Purbeck was named after this peninsula.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PurbeckIs.html (209 words)

	Suttle Natural Stone in the U.K. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Apart from the fact that it is part of the geology of the Purbeck hills and was therefore formed in a distant and evolutionary era, the stone has been a part of peoples lives, or should I say livelihoods, for many years.
		The Middle Purbeck strata begins in the Upper Jurassic Period, but from the Cinder Bed upwards is thought to have entered the Lower Cretaceous Period, which began approximately 136 mya, although the boundary for this evolution has been the subject of much debate.
		The suggestion is not that the Romans established an industry in Purbeck marble, as it is evident that the beginnings of one already existed, rather that they made the most of the stone as a natural resource and brought an element of efficiency in to the trade.
	www.stone.uk.com /history (3837 words)

	Purbeck's Cove - Central Newfoundland Tourism Guide
		Purbeck's Cove is situated at sea level in an elongated U-shaped cove facing northwest out to sea.
		Purbeck's Cove is surrounded by high tree covered hills on all three sides with the main road coming into the community from the southeast.
		The terrain of Purbeck's Cove is still suitable for more community growth because there is still plenty of available land for housing, etc. There are no bogs or cliffs to contend with close by.
	www.centralnewfoundland.com /purbeckscove.php3 (308 words)

	Purbeck
		The Purbeck Ridge was the only dry road into Purbeck in ancient times until the causeway south from Wareham was laid to carry traffic on the road to Corfe.
		Purbeck has played it's part in history and has been a source of mineral wealth for millennia.
		Purbeck clays were prized by potters long before the Romans arrived and they have been extracted ever since.
	www.theprioryhotel.co.uk /touristinfo/purbeck/purbeck.html (298 words)

	Poole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is situated between Bournemouth and the Purbeck hills.
		The wind had died in the pale evening light of Poole Bay, as the sea at Bournemouth is called, was entrancing: a long majestic curve of crumbly cliffs and wide golden beaches stretching from below the Isle of Wight to the Purbeck hills.
		Country lanes wandered among plump hedgerows and the hillsides were prettily dotted with woodlands, farmsteads, and creamy flecks of sheep.
	www.geocities.com /alikendrick/poole.html (319 words)

	Alan Rolfe's bike rides: Purbeck Hills, Dorset
		So bad were in the conditions that the first 5 miles (up to waypoint 6) took nearly 3 hours to complete, (with crashes and all) and let to a route revision.
		The spot marked as "Duncan's Folly" was so-named when Duncan, in the lead, decided to ignore the route off Ridgeway Hill and follow what he thought was the path.
		I was stupid enough to believe them and returned to where they were at the foot of the hill in the deep mud.
	www.bikesandboots.co.uk /mtb/ulwell.html (340 words)

	Information
		OF PURBECK One of the most delightful parts of England and designated as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, covering some fifty square miles of unspoilt country which abounds with heath, woodlands, and rolling hills, and many places of historic interest.
		SWANAGE Lying at the eastern tip of the Isle of Purbeck and delightfully situated between the Purbeck Hills, it has a fine, safe, sandy beach, and is an attractive mixture of old stone cottages and more modern properties, all of which blend in well with the peaceful surroundings.
		Purbeck stone is the predominant material used in the construction of many of the properties in the area, giving the town considerable appeal and character.
	www.corbensproperty.co.uk /info.htm (554 words)

	Bells finally toll for Trimphones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		They will be stored in a secure area, not so much to avoid attracting the attention of the fashion police as to prevent anyone being harmed by radiation from their "glow in the dark" dial buttons.
		Paul Hughes, Environment Agency's nuclear regulator for Winfrith, said the agency was "tightening the screw" to put tighter limits on the level of radioactive material that can be released into the air, countryside and sea.
		He welcomes comments from the public on the proposals, which can be viewed at the offices of Purbeck District Council, the agency's office in Blandford and at its website.
	www.bournemouthadvertiser.co.uk /dorset/purbeck/news/PURBECK_NEWS_NEWS3.html (513 words)

	Purbeck Guide, Your Guide to Places to Stay in Purbeck
		Its most famous export Purbeck Marble is not marble at all - its polishable limestone and perhaps most surprisingly, for an area that boasts scenery that is breathtaking, towns rich with history, a seaside resort, places designated of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Reserves you'd expect it to be over-run with tourists.
		miles of land that is bounded on three sides by water and on its fourth side by a line of hills and although not an Island in the strict meaning of the word, it does convey a feeling that is particularly apt.
		Standing right in the heart of Purbeck is the picturesque town of Corfe with its dramatic ruins of a mediaeval Castle.
	www.resort-guide.co.uk /pagedest.php3?destcode=5 (1207 words)

	Reptiles Magazine - reptilesmagazine.com /reptiles/ms_halcyon.aspx
		The Isle of Purbeck is almost separated from the rest of Dorset by a wide area of water meadow created by the River Piddle and the River Frome as they flow eastwards into Poole Harbour.
		Number one: Purbeck is one of the best places in Britain to find herps, being home to all six indigenous mainland reptile species; and number two, the renowned adder expert Tony Phelps was a resident of the town.
		Corfe Castle overlooking the road and railway in a gap in the Purbeck Hills.
	www.animalnetwork.com /Reptiles/ms_halcyon.aspx (3882 words)

	BBC - Dorset - Sport - Zorbing
		One of the strangest sights you're likely to see in the Purbeck Hills is a giant plastic ball hurtling downhill.
		If you're a fan of topsy-turvey thrills and the thought of bounding down a grassy hill inside an enormous beach ball doesn't worry you, then Zorbing is a fantastic experience.
		You can choose between a harness (strapped in) or hydro (sloshing about in water) Zorb experience and both are fantastically good fun – the squeals of laughter coming from the zorbs as they rolled down the hill was guaranteed and everyone came out with an enormous grin on their faces.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dorset/content/articles/2004/10/13/zorbing_feature.shtml (428 words)

	Definition of Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The harbour, and the chalk and limestone hills of the Purbecks to the south, lie atop Britain's largest onshore oil field.
		Their populations were small and concentrated along the coast in the Isle of Purbeck, Weymouth and Chesil Beach and along the Stour valley.
		Dorset's high chalk hills have provided a location for defensive settlements for millenia, with neolithic and bronze age burial mounds on almost every chalk hill in the county, and a number of iron age hill forts.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Dorset (1896 words)

	Alan's MTB pages: Purbeck Hills, March 2003
		Once at the top, the views are fabulous all round, with the panorama of Poole Bay on the R, Corfe and its Castle straight ahead and the Purbecks Hills off the L. Carry on from the top, descending gentle at first and then more steeply into Corfe itself.
		Climb up the hill and, at the top, turn R through a gateway to continue on a bridleway uphill and heading W. The views are tremendous once again.
		Pass through a gateway on the L (which it where the team photo (loc 3) was taken) and continue still heading W but with the fence now on the R. At another gate, the path levels off thankfully and there's about 1.5km of superb track, passing the peculiar Grange Arch.
	www.bikesandboots.co.uk /mtb/ulwell2.html (1205 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"The Purbeck Vineyard" was truly a new vineyard for the new century, as we lifted the first turf on the first morning of the first day of the 21st century.
		Our vineyard is situated in the heart of the Purbeck Hills, on the south coast of England, in the beautiful county of Dorset.
		The vineyard sits on the south facing slope of a knoll, with the higher hills either side of us protecting our vines from the prevailing south westerly winds, and the valley helps create the macro climate for which Purbeck is renowned, and particularly its sunshine record, one of the very best in the British Isles.
	www.purbeckvineyard.co.uk /history.html (231 words)

	Isle of Purbeck - in detail
		The connection to Purbeck is made via the A351, sometimes referred to as the spine of Purbeck, at the Bakers Arms public house just west of Upton.
		A connection from Wareham to Furzebrook was however maintained to serve the rail-head for the oil-well at Wytch Farm which 'cannot' be seen to the north of the A351 before you reach Corfe.
		Standing in the heart of Purbeck is the picturesque village of Corfe with its dramatic ruins of a mediaeval Castle.
	www.isleofpurbeck.com (2127 words)

	Purbeck Hills - Result for Purbeck Hills - Meaning of Purbeck Hills - Definition of Purbeck Hills - Dictionary of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For most of their length the chalk is protected from coast al erosion by the a band of resistant Portland limestone, where this band ends, at Durlston Head, the clay and chalk behind has been eroded, creating Poole bay and the Solent.
		Some of the western end of the ridge, around the village of Tyneham, near Lulworth, has been closed to the public for use by the British army army as a firing range.
		* Isle of Purbeck, Geology of Dorset Category:Hills in Dorset
	www.mauspfeil.net /Purbeck_Hills.html (328 words)

	Corfe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He had spent the day hunting in the hills and arrived at Corfe to visit his step-mother who lived there and while drinking he was stabbed in the back by one of his mothers servants.
		The Royal Prison of Purbeck was the title bestowed on the Norman keep at Corfe and it was here that King John held 22 French noblemen prisoner and starved them to death after they refused to accept his right to the throne.
		The houses in the village are mainly made from Purbeck stone and some of them include this in the roofing as well as the walls themselves.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~villages/dorset/corfe.htm (586 words)

	Purbeck Pottery - pottery in the UK
		Purbeck Pottery - pottery in the UK The company was established in1966 to produce stoneware, tableware and gift items.
		Because the clay was mined in the Purbeck hills it was decided to call the company
		Philip Barnes continues with the production of Purbeck Stoneware at the modern factory in Hamworthy, Poole.
	www.purbeckpottery.com /history (154 words)

	Purbeck Type Section -Durlston Bay, Swanage, Dorset, England - Part 2 - Middle Purbeck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Many of the Purbeck lakes come into the category of "carbonate lakes" with significant Mg, and at times, in the Lower Purbeck, with Mg > Ca It is less conclusive that the Mg retarded aragonite transformation, but it is quite probable.
		At the east end of the Isle of Purbeck is a little semicircular bay, its northern horn formed by high cliffs of white chalk, ending in white isolated stacks and peaks, round whose feet the blue sea ripples for ever.
		The relationship of the Purbeck "dwarf" crocodiles to the mammals was discussed by Owen in 1879.
	www.soton.ac.uk /~imw/durlmid.htm (10277 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Travel \| Countries \| It's just a Purbeck day
		Up ahead, a low murmur of land rises from the sea, flicks water from its shoulders and climbs up into the Purbeck hills.
		Despite the brevity of the journey to Purbeck, there is an unmistakable feeling of having cast adrift from mainland Britain - even though the "isle" is actually just a peninsula.
		It is as pretty as anything you'll find in the Cotswolds but here the homes are greyer - largely constructed from stone pilfered from the 12th century castle ruins - and many of the front doors remember a time when 4ft 10 was enough headway for the average male.
	travel.guardian.co.uk /countries/story/0,7451,1339369,00.html (787 words)

	Purbeck Type Section -Durlston Bay, Swanage, Dorset, England
		This classic Purbeck section of lagoonal and lacustrine limestones alternating with shales and marls is mainly of early Cretaceous age.
		You can easily distinguish Purbeck Marble from the other limestones around here because it consists of gastropod shells are almost circular in cross-section in a fine-grained calcite matrix, and the rock has a greenish, bluish or reddish tinge.
		On the right is a fragment of Purbeck Marble from an old shipwrecked slab at Stone Point near Lepe Beach,, Hampshire, south of the New Forest.
	www.soton.ac.uk /~imw/durlston.htm (5638 words)

	The Dorset Page, a Guide to England's most beautiful county
		Its coastline extends some 140 kilometers from Lyme Regis in the west to Christchurch in the east, and offers a selection of the finest sandy beaches to be found in the British Isles.
		The award winning heritage coast begins in Poole Harbour (experts debate whether this is actually the world's largest natural harbour), and includes the Purbeck coastline which is the site of special nature reserves and countryside/marine parks.
		Purbeck Marble and Portland stone are used in major buildings across the world.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /dorset_main.htm (1218 words)

	Holiday Property Bond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dorset is a county of varied character ranging from wooded hills, rolling farmland and charming homely villages to a dramatic storm-tossed coastline, giving inspiration to Thomas Hardy.
		The dramatic Purbeck Hills rise steeply, in places to over 600 ft, within a mile of the sea, and create a natural barrier, in which a gap, giving access to the town of Swanage is commanded by the striking ruins of Corfe Castle.
		Overlooking the English Channel on the slopes above Swanage, and with distant views of the Needles and the Isle of Wight, Langton House is on the edge of the Purbeck village of Langton Matravers, and is thus a convenient base from which to explore the south of Dorset and beyond.
	www.hpb.co.uk /pd-langton.asp (604 words)

	Welcome to Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle, Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corfe Castle is an unspoilt English village built in Purbeck stone and dominated by the ruins of the Norman Castle.
		Students of Corfe Castle and the Isle of Purbeck might like to study the many sepia toned prints of the area around the ground floor, dating back to the turn of the century, these were taken from the Dennis Smale collection and includes the 1769 prelude to the modern day census.
		The Isle of Purbeck is a gem from the naturalists point of view, or indeed anyone with an interest in wild flowers and animals.
	www.mortonshouse.co.uk /local.htm (851 words)

	Purbeck Hills Hotels. Hotels near Purbeck Hills - Accommodation UK
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		From a cheap Purbeck Hills hotel, to 4 and 5 star Purbeck Hills hotels with special offers, you are sure to find the best Purbeck Hills hotel Accommodation for you.
		Take a Picture tour of Purbeck Hills, and please come back after your visit to submit your own.
	www.picturesofengland.com /England/Dorset/Kimmeridge/Purbeck_Hills/hotels1 (972 words)

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