Puncknowle

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Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°39′30″W / 50.6955°N 2.6583°W / 50.6955; -2.6583
Puncknowle

The Crown public house from the churchyard
Puncknowle

 Puncknowle shown within Dorset
Population 429 
OS grid reference SY535886
District West Dorset
Shire county Dorset
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament West Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset

Puncknowle (/ˈpʌnəl/ PUN-əl) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated on the southern slopes of the Bride Valley about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bridport and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Chesil Beach on the Jurassic Coast. As of 2001 it has a population of 429. There is a single public house in the village called The Crown Inn,[1] and many holiday properties.

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