Maple Ledge

Maple Ledge is a locality in England, United Kingdom. Maple Ledge is situated nearby to the locality Washing Ledge, as well as near the village Kimmeridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clavell Tower and Smedmore House.

Clavell Tower

Tower

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Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.

Smedmore House

Manor estate

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Smedmore House is a country house near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by Edward Clavell around 1700, and greatly augmented by George Clavell around 1760.

St Nicholas’s Church, Kimmeridge

Church

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St Nicholas's Church is a parish church in Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steeple and East Creech.

Steeple

Hamlet

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Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill.

East Creech

Hamlet

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East Creech is a hamlet in the parish of Church Knowle in the county of Dorset, England. East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle. East Creech is situated 2½ miles northeast of Maple Ledge.