Furzebrook, Dorset
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furzebrook-dorset-199-9057590
title:
Furzebrook, Dorset
text:
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 (3.2 km) south of Wareham and 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Corfe Castle, and is in the civil parish of Church Knowle. The name Furzebrook derives from the furze/gorse and a brook. The first use of the name was probably by Furzebrook Farm. Furzebrook became the centre of the clay industry as all the local Purbeck Ball Clay was taken there to ripen by exposing. The clay was r
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Human settlement in England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furzebrook,_Dorset
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date modified:
2020-03-22T22:03:21Z
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