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A Roman road runs from Radipole to Dorchester (the former Durnovaria), and indeed still forms by far the greater part of the line of the present road between Weymouth and Dorchester. The parish of Radipole predates by centuries the borough of Melcombe Regis , which grew up on its wastes on an exposed spit of shingle by the sea in the 12th century.
The harbour forms the mouth of the River Wey as it enters the English Channel.The original Roman port at Radipole to the north was lost to silting (forming Radipole Lake), and the current harbour further downstream, lying between Weymouth Old Town and Melcombe Regis, started to develop in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The Venetian Restaurant at 909 Broad St. (Jackson Square) in Weymouth has transformed its dining area into an extravaganza of festive lights, flowers and greenery through Jan. 31. Rice Tavern ...
Radipole Lake is a lake on the River Wey, now in the English coastal town of Weymouth, Dorset, once in Radipole, the village and parish of the same name. Along the western shore of the lake, and between Radipole and the town centre of Weymouth, now lies the modern suburb of Southill .
And now that her new venture Sage & Salt is in the works at the former Squires restaurant location at 1202 Washington St., she hopes former patrons and the rest of the South Shore will give her a ...
The river has been important since Roman times, when Radipole Lake was used as a reservoir. [2] The town of Weymouth was established by two harbour villages (Weymouth itself and Melcombe Regis) either side of the mouth. [3] The river was important for milling during the 18th and 19th centuries, when there were five water mills based along it.
The restaurant, which has about a dozen locations in New England, is set to open at 4 p.m. Monday at 35 Pleasant St. in Weymouth. It is opening in the space previously occupied by Golden Dragon ...
Weymouth and Portland was a local government district with borough status in Dorset, England from 1974 to 2019. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle ...