Ryall, Dorset

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Ryall
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Ryall
Location within Dorset
OS grid reference SY407949
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bridport
Postcode district DT
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
  • West Dorset
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UK
England
Dorset
50°45′04″N2°50′34″W / 50.751°N 2.8429°W / 50.751; -2.8429

Ryall is a small village in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of Great Britain. It is situated roughly midway between the towns of Bridport and Lyme Regis, with the county town of Dorchester about 20 miles to the east. The village lies on the northern slopes of Hardown Hill, about 2 miles inland from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. To the north the village looks across the Marshwood Vale towards a line of hills including Pilsdon Pen. Ryall is the home of 200 people.