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Chiswell was established predominantly as a fishing community alongside the pebble bank of Chesil Cove. [2] The settlement dates back to Roman times when it was known as "Coesl". [1] A small tidal creek known as the Mere formerly reached Chiswell, but it progressively silted up as the settlement expanded around it. [2]
Chesil Beach is a popular location for sea angling, with access at Chiswell, Ferry Bridge, Abbotsbury, Cogden, Burton Bradstock and West Bay. Angling is also allowed in the lower Fleet from the shore. Commercial fishing, which often involved seine nets, has now virtually disappeared from Chesil Beach compared with the level of activity a ...
Chesil Beach and Portland Harbour are used regularly for angling, scuba diving to shipwrecks, snorkelling, canoeing, and swimming. [97] The limestone cliffs and quarries are used for rock climbing ; Portland has areas for bouldering and deep water soloing, however sport climbing with bolt protection is the most common style. [ 98 ]
On Chesil Beach is a 2007 novella by the British writer Ian McEwan.It was selected for the 2007 Booker Prize shortlist.. The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Jonathan Yardley placed On Chesil Beach on his top ten list for 2007, praising McEwan's writing and saying that "even when he's in a minor mode, as he is here, he is nothing short of amazing".
The local fishermen, particularly at Portland, developed a purpose-built vessel to withstand the sea actions at Chesil Beach. The boat, known as a Lerret, is a double-ended open fishing boat, used for seine net fishing. [13] The 18th-century public house The Cove House Inn remains one of Portland's most popular pubs and is Grade II Listed.
The first winter storm, named Winter Storm Finn by The Weather Channel, hit the Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast on January 8–10, 2024. [24] Interstate 70 was closed from Watkins, Colorado to the Kansas state line due to the storm. [25] Winds in Colorado gusted up to 80 mph (130 km/h), while winds in New Mexico reached 76 mph (122 km/h).
A large and robust storm system, unofficially named Winter Storm Finn by The Weather Channel, brought widespread impacts to much of the contiguous United States early in January 2024. In the northern United States, heavy snow, hail, and gusty winds affected areas from the Great Plains to New England.
The Cove House Inn and Chesil Cove at dusk. The current building has been recorded as being early 19th-century, although there is also evidence that the building has origins from the late 17th to the early 18th century. [3] [4] Despite its particularly vulnerable position on the beach, the pub was a survivor of the Great Storm of 1824.