West Lulworth
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West Lulworth is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset
, England
, situated on the English Channel
coast
beside Lulworth Cove
. The village has a population
of 766 (2001), 9.3% of dwellings are second home
s. The village is a gateway to the Jurassic Coast
world heritage site
and is a popular tourist
destination, especially for day trips.
The village has a first school, several small hotels, pubs and a general store. The Castle Inn
is one of the oldest pubs in Dorset dating from the 16th Century and has original woodwork and a delicate thatched roof. There is a Church of England church, Holy Trinity. Originally the church was in the village centre, but was demolished in 1869. The present church, built of local stone taken from the Cove replaced it.
West Lulworth is dominated by two hills. To the east is Bindon Hill
, a 170m high ridge, which has extensive remains of Iron Age earthworks. To the west is Hambury Tout, which has a barrow on its rounded top.
West Lulworth is about half a mile north of Lulworth Cove
a picturesque, sheltered bay enclosed almost in a circle. Commercial fishing is based at the Cove, together with scallop diving and leisure trips. From the late seventeenth to the mid nineteenth century smugglers used the Cove and other bays and beaches nearby. The building of coastguard cottages, which housed the customs officers still stand above the Cove. Lulworth at one point had a mill, powered by water from a nearby spring. It was burnt down during the 19th century and all that remains of its existence is the Millpond.
The natural limestone arch of Durdle Door
is half a mile west along the coast from Lulworth Cove
.
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated on the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
beside Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a tourist location with over 1 million visitors a year...
. The village has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 766 (2001), 9.3% of dwellings are second home
Second home
Second home may refer to:* Vacation property* Pied-à-terre* Second Home , an album by Marié Digby...
s. The village is a gateway to the Jurassic Coast
Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. The site stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset, a distance of ....
world heritage site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
and is a popular tourist
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
destination, especially for day trips.
The village has a first school, several small hotels, pubs and a general store. The Castle Inn
The Castle Inn
The Castle Inn is a 16th Century public house in West Lulworth, Dorset, England, which was originally called The Green Man.The pub has changed names many times during its history. It has been known as both the Green Man and the Smugglers Inn at various points...
is one of the oldest pubs in Dorset dating from the 16th Century and has original woodwork and a delicate thatched roof. There is a Church of England church, Holy Trinity. Originally the church was in the village centre, but was demolished in 1869. The present church, built of local stone taken from the Cove replaced it.
West Lulworth is dominated by two hills. To the east is Bindon Hill
Bindon Hill
Bindon Hill is an extensive Iron Age earthwork enclosing a coastal hill area near Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England.- Location :The Hill is located about 19 kilometres west of Swanage, about six kilometres south west of Wareham and about 17 kilometres south east of Dorchester.Bindon Hill is only...
, a 170m high ridge, which has extensive remains of Iron Age earthworks. To the west is Hambury Tout, which has a barrow on its rounded top.
West Lulworth is about half a mile north of Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a tourist location with over 1 million visitors a year...
a picturesque, sheltered bay enclosed almost in a circle. Commercial fishing is based at the Cove, together with scallop diving and leisure trips. From the late seventeenth to the mid nineteenth century smugglers used the Cove and other bays and beaches nearby. The building of coastguard cottages, which housed the customs officers still stand above the Cove. Lulworth at one point had a mill, powered by water from a nearby spring. It was burnt down during the 19th century and all that remains of its existence is the Millpond.
The natural limestone arch of Durdle Door
Durdle Door
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is privately owned by the Welds, a family who own in Dorset in the name of the Lulworth Estate. It is open to the public...
is half a mile west along the coast from Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove is a cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, southern England. The cove is one of the world's finest examples of such a landform, and is a tourist location with over 1 million visitors a year...
.