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Rampisham Down

Coordinates: 50°48′37″N 2°38′55″W / 50.81035°N 2.64857°W / 50.81035; -2.64857
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Rampisham Down
Rampisham Down from the north
Highest point
Elevation221 m (725 ft)
Prominence5 m (16 ft)
Geography
LocationDorset Downs, England
OS gridST544014
Topo mapOS Landranger 194

Rampisham Down is a steep chalk hill in the Dorset Downs, eight miles north west of Dorchester in west Dorset, England. The highest part of the hill is 221 metres (720 feet). To the north east of the hill is the Frome valley and the village of Rampisham, to the south west is the Hooke valley and the village of Hooke. The A356 road between Dorchester and Crewkerne cuts across the down.

The hill is the location of one of the main transmitters of the BBC World Service in Europe. There are 26 transmitter pylons on the down.

50°48′37″N 2°38′55″W / 50.81035°N 2.64857°W / 50.81035; -2.64857