| Burton Bradstock | |
| Burton Bradstock | |
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Burton Bradstock
Burton Bradstock shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 979 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SY4889 |
| - London | 145 miles (233 km) |
| Parish | Burton Bradstock |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bridport |
| Postcode district | DT6 |
| Dialling code | 01308 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
| Website | http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Burton Bradstock is a village in south west Dorset, England. The village has a population of 979 (2001). Situated on the Chesil Beach, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bridport the village nestles around the church of St. Mary the Virgin and 16th and 17th century thatched cottages punctuate the unspoilt centre which boasts a primary school, shop, post office stores, beach café, two pubs, hotel, garage, village hall, reading room and library.
The village has a frequent local bus service to Bridport via West Bay. This runs every hour most of the day with a two hour gap on schoolday afternoons and no service on Sundays. The village is also served by the X53 coastal bus service which runs east to Weymouth, Wareham and Poole and west to Bridport, Lyme Regis, Seaton and Exeter. This bus runs every two hours during weekdays and summer Sundays, but during the last winter it ran only every three hours during Sunday daytimes.
Burton Bradstock is also famous for its position within the Jurassic Coast. The cliffs have a layer near the top called 'Inferior Oolite', where big ammonites are believed to be found. The cliffs however, are difficult to access, so fossil hunting mainly takes place at the base of the cliffs where rockfalls often reveal new finds.
Cycling between Bridport and Burton Bradstock takes about half an hour using the coastal road. The village has local footpaths around it including one to the beach and the coastpath to West Bay.
The left-wing musician Billy Bragg lives in the village. The nearby West Bay Beach was used to film the iconic sequence of Reginald Perrin walking into the sea in the original 1970s TV series.[2]