Corfe Castle, Dorset

1963 - Oil Discovery at Corfe in Dorset (West Country in England) Corfe near Poole, Dorset, is one of Englands beauty spots at the height of the Summer season, Tourists from all over Britain and Europe visit the West Country, many of them stopping off at Corfe to see the ruins of Corfe Castle. One the home of a Saxon King, the castle rests high upon the hillside looking down onto the village. This summer. Tourists and visitor to Corfe will be able to see a new attraction following the discovery of oil in Corfe, Extensive surveys by British Petroleum and the British Gas Council showed that an oil field estimated to be worth in the region of 600 million existed on a farmer land in Forfe, The local population of 1, 100 inhabitants are not exactly impressed as they are not liable to benefit at all from finding, Walter Pitman, the Farmer whos land the oil had been deteceted on will be given money though, for compansetion of the loss of valuable grazing pastures. Photo shows The Picturesque country village of Corfe, near Poole, in Dorset, where the oil has been discovered by British Petroleum and the British Gas Council, Once the stronghold of the Saxon, Corfe Castle now in ruins lies high above the village in the background. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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