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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.
St Ann's Church is a Church of England parish church in Radipole, Weymouth, Dorset, England. [1] The church dates to the 13th century, with later additions, and is a Grade II* listed building. [2] Both the boundary wall of the churchyard and church room opposite are also Grade II listed. [3] [4]
The two boroughs, Melcombe on the north shore and Weymouth on the south, were joined as a double borough in 1571, after which time the name Weymouth came to serve for them both. Nevertheless, Melcombe Regis remained a separate parish [1] and became a civil parish in 1866. In 1911 the parish had a population of 10,952. [2]
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 .
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.
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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 ...
In 2007 the River Cottage team opened the River Cottage local produce store & canteen, [24] a local produce shop and informal restaurant in Trinity Square, Axminster, in a building that formerly housed the town's ballroom. [25] In September 2010 a deli counter was introduced and this venue was renamed the River Cottage Canteen & Deli. [26]