Shipton Gorge
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Shipton Gorge is a village in south west Dorset, England, three miles east of Bridport. The village has a population of 319 (As of 2001[update]), 11% of dwellings are second homes.
There is no actual gorge at Shipton Gorge; the village is named after the de Gorges family who owned the land many hundreds of years ago. The terrain surrounding the village is hilly.
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Coordinates: 50°43′29″N 2°42′58″W / 50.72461°N 2.71603°W
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