KIMMERIDGE
Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England
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Kimmeridge, Dorset, England         OS Map Grid Ref: SY917799
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The small village, its thatched cottages built of the local grey limestone, nestles amongst the steep hills of the Isle of Purbeck and is just north of the small but beautiful Kimmeridge Bay which was Britain's first marine nature reserves.

Various unsuccessful attempts have been made to put the oil shales which encompass the bay to commercial use since the Romans fashioned jet-like jewellery from it. It is a very popular recreational location not only during the season, but during fine winter days as well, offering the natural beauty of the landscape, the wonders of the marine wildlife which is easily observed in the shallow waters and water sports.

The manor of Kimmeridge and its rectory belonged to the Abbot of Cerne frome before the Norman Conquest of 1066 until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 when they were purchased for £202.13.4 by Sir William Uvedale. In 1554, only fifteen years later, the Uvedales sold Kimmeridge to their neighbours, the Clavells, for £640.


Population Data for Kimmeridge, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
 
1831
1921138
1931117-15.22%
195177-34.19%
19618712.99%
197170-19.54%
19818014.29%
19919012.5%
2001

see also;   Kimmeridge Bay

The Parish Church was largely rebuilt in 1872 but one may reasonably assume that, outwardly, it has not changed much in appearnce since the building of the original Norman Church of which the doorway and parts of the west wall still remain.

The Clavells purchased the manor of Kimmeridge and its rectory from the Uvedales in 1554 for £640. Their seat, Smedmore House, stands in fifty acres of park. The 17th century building has an 18th century front.

see also;   The Clavell Family

Kimmeridge Post Office
Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5PE       tel: 01929 480701

see also:   Accomodation   &   Parish Church

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Chaldecotts
Swalland Farm, Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5PD     tel: 01929 480936

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none, but see:   Corfe Castle, Wareham and West Lulworth

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KIMMERIDGE BAY
Britain's first national marine nature reserve.

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On the road to Corfe Castle, the Parish Church contains a fine Clavell tomb.

 

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