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Oakridge Quarries, Isle Of Purbeck

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Address: Near Coombe
East of Langton Matravers
County: Dorset
Postcode: BH19 3DW
Nearest Town: Swanage
Map Reference: SZ007790
Grid Reference: E: 400721 N: 079059
Further Information: This underground quarry can be seen on the 1981 O.S. Map. The collection has a green sample of Purbeck Marble from this quarry and it is known that the blue/grey variety was also quarried.
Associated Name(s): Oakridge Quarries, Isle Of Purbeck.
Period(s) Quarried: Later Medieval, Post Medieval.