Burton Bradstock

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Burton Bradstock is a village in south west Dorset, England. The village has a population of 979 (2001). Situated on the Chesil Beach, 5 miles east of Bridport the village nestles around the church of St. Mary the Virgin and 16th and 17th century thatched cottages punctuate the unspoilt center 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.

Cycling between Bridport and Burton Bradstock takes about half an hour using the very busy coastal road.

The village has local footpaths around it including one to the beach.

The singer Billy Bragg lives in the village.

External links

* [http://www.burtonbradstock.org.uk/ Burton Bradstock Online - Community Website. ]
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/535f78487b341f6080256ec500524918?OpenDocument Census data]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SY4889 Photos of Burton Bradstock]

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