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Weymouth (/ ˈ w eɪ m ə θ / WAY-məth [1]) is a seaside town and civil parish in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.Situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey, 7 miles (11 km) south of the county town of Dorchester, Weymouth had a population of 53,416 in 2021.
The Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit at Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset, was a mass grave of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of Scandinavian men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025. The men are believed to have been Vikings executed by local Anglo-Saxons.
View of Weymouth Beach from the Esplanade. Punch and Judy on the beach viewed from the Esplanade. Statue of King George III on the Esplanade - "King's Statue". The Esplanade is a wide walkway and street on the seafront at Weymouth, Dorset on the south coast of England.
The best images sent to us from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. ... Kitesurfers off the Weymouth coast are pictured going head-to-head by BBC Weather Watcher Mandy ...
King's Statue is a tribute statue to King George III in Weymouth, Dorset, England. It was installed in 1809, the year which marked the Golden Jubilee of King George III. The buildings on the seafront are mostly of Georgian architecture dating from the period he was in power. It is a Grade I listed monument. [1] [2]
This is a list of public art in Dorset, in England. ... More images: Weymouth Cenotaph The Esplanade, Weymouth 1921: Francis William Doyle Jones ...
Royal Hotel is a 19th-century hotel at Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is located on the town's seafront, overlooking Weymouth Beach and Weymouth Bay. The building has been a Grade II listed building since 1974. [1] Replacing an earlier hotel of the same name, the Royal Hotel opened in 1899.
The Jubilee Clock Tower is a free-standing clock tower on the Esplanade of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It was built and erected in 1888 to commemorate the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and became Grade II Listed in 1974. [1] Historic England described the clock as being a "florid but characteristic enrichment to the sea-front" and "boldy ...