Charmouth

Charmouth is a village at the mouth of the River Char in west Dorset, England. The village has a population of 1,305 (2001).

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The village is well know for fossils, of which there are many to be found. The Jurassic Coast visitor centre identifies fossils found in the area.

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In the area known as 'Lower Sea Lane', are some shops.

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Mouth: :For the mouth of a river, see delta and estuary....

River Char: A river in west dorset. The char runs a few miles from Bettiscombe to Charmouth, passing Pilsdon and Whitcurch....

Dorset: Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester, situated in the south of the county at . Between its extreme points Dorset measures 50 miles (80 km) from east to west and 40 mil...