Wytch Farm Oil Field
Wytch Farm Oil Field is in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, England. Wytch Farm Oil Field is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Harrier Hide, as well as near the forest Flashet Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wytch Farm and Corfe Castle.
Wytch Farm
Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in Dorset, England. It is the largest onshore oil field in Western Europe. The facility, taken over by Perenco in 2011, was previously operated by BP. Wytch Farm is situated 1,100 feet south of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Corfe Castle
Castle
Photo: Chin tin tin, CC BY 3.0.
Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. Corfe Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Round Island
Islet
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Round Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. It lies just off the shore of the Arne Peninsula in the south-west of the harbour, and is separated from the nearby uninhabited Long Island by a narrow channel only a few feet wide. Round Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolgarston and Ridge.
Woolgarston
Hamlet
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolgarston is a village in Dorset, England. Woolgarston is situated 2½ miles south of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Ridge
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ridge is a village in the English county of Dorset. It is situated on the south bank of the River Frome, about half a mile due south east of the town of Wareham. Ridge is situated 2½ miles west of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Furzebrook
Village
Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furzebrook is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. It is about 2 miles south of Wareham and 2 miles northwest of Corfe Castle, and is in the civil parish of Church Knowle. Furzebrook is situated 3 miles west of Wytch Farm Oil Field.
Wytch Farm Oil Field
- Type: Industry
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66614° or 50° 39′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.03772° or 2° 2′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C2VMX86+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 123098589OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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