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Burton Bradstock Dorset Photographs
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About Burton Bradstock Dorset.
Burton Bradstock is a very pretty village at the end of the Bride Valley. Many of the thatched cottages were built in the 16th and 17th century from local stone.
Today Burton Bradstock has approximately 1,000 residents and as part of the Millennium activities, the Parish Council has funded the creation of a village web site http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk this website states that the village of today has 'a school, a shop, post office stores, cafe on the beach, two pubs, hotel, garage, W.I. Hall, Reading Room and even a library! Few modern villages can boast so many amenities. It has an impressive range of active groups including the Church, Women's Institute, Royal British Legion , Village Society, Burton Bradstock Players (our own pantomime), Bride Valley Scout Group and Parish Council to name but a few'
The church of St. Marys is a particularly fine example of 14th to 15th century building and there is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1825 in a much plainer style than the church. Beside the chapel is an L-shaped cottage that still has some stone mullioned windows dating back to 1635. Near the end of the village is Grove Mill built in 1803 it was the first 'flax swinging mill' to use machinery to separate flax fibres in the West of England. There is an inscription on the mill that records this detail for prosperity.
The beach at Burton Bradstock is pebbly and the nearby car park is owned by the National Trust. From the coastal path it is possible to walk to West Bay or go in an eastward direction to West Bexington
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