Charmouth and Lyme Regis from Hardown Hill
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Charmouth and Lyme Regis from Hardown Hill
Image: © David Purchase Taken: 16 May 1966
The A35 road is clearly seen coming in from the left. Back in 1966 there was no bypass to Charmouth: the road went through the village on the line seen near its right-hand edge. (The bypass was opened in July 1990.) Lyme Regis is further away across Lyme Bay, and the well-known Cobb can be seen.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.736358
Longitude
-2.902198