Rampisham

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Rampisham is a village in west Dorset, England, situated in a steep valley ten miles north west of Dorchester. The village has a population of 102 (2001). The principal means of making a living is agricultural, mainly grain production.

BBC World Service Rampisham Relay Station in Dorset, one of the truly modern relay stations as it was initially constructed in 1940.
BBC World Service Rampisham Relay Station in Dorset, one of the truly modern relay stations as it was initially constructed in 1940.


Above the village on Rampisham Down is a large communications station which is one of the main BBC World Service transmitter sites, operated by VT Communications.

HMS Rampisham was a Ham class minesweeper.

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Coordinates: 50°49′N, 2°37′W