Geography
The village is built on the side of the Bere River and sits on the line dividing chalk from the river valley sand, clay and gravel rocks. It is situated at the western terminus of the A31 (Guildford - Bere Regis) and A35 (Southampton - Honiton) which both bypass the Village. The local travel hubs are Wareham railway station, 6 miles (9.7 km) from the village, and Bournemouth Airport, 17 miles (27 km) away.
To the south east of the town a large conifer plantation, Wareham Forest, stretches several miles to Wareham. To the west is Dorchester, North is Blandford and east is Bournemouth. Further to the South is a chalk ridge, the Purbeck Hills, and 10 miles (16 km) to the south is the World Heritage Jurassic Coast on the English Channel.
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