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.- Type: Industry
- Description: oil field and processing facility in Dorset, UK
- Also known as: “Wytch Farm Oil Field”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corfe Castle and Norden railway station.
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.
Norden railway station
Railway station
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Norden railway station is a railway station located one mile to the north of the village of Corfe Castle, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. Norden railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wytch Farm.
Hartland Moor
Heath
Photo: Peter Elsdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartland Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the south side of Poole Harbour near the town of Wareham in Dorset, England. It consists of lowland heathland. Hartland Moor is situated 1½ miles west of Wytch Farm.
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 2 miles south of Wytch Farm.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Wytch Farm.
Wytch Farm
- Category: oil field
- Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66334° or 50° 39′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.03881° or 2° 2′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2VMX76+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 123098591OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q973103
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Spanish—“Wytch Farm” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wytch Farm”
- Norwegian: “Wytch Farm”
- Spanish: “Wytch Farm”
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