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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.
Dorset in the Civil War 1625-1665. Dorset Books. Hilliam, David (2010). The Little Book of Dorset. Stroud, Glos.: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5704-8. Hutchins, John, 1741 (First Edition). History and Antiquities of Dorset. Third edition reprinted 1973. Kerr, Barbara, 1968. Bound to the Soil: A Social History of Dorset 1750-1918. London ...
Melcombe Regis is an area of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of Radipole , [ clarification needed ] it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century.
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.
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]
2019 Dorset Council election: Radipole (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats: Peter Lawrence Fraser Barrow : 1,346 : 51.3 : Liberal Democrats: David Michael Gray : 1,234 : 47.0 : Conservative: Peter Dickenson 709 27.0 Conservative: John Twidale Ellis 671 25.6 Labour: Mark Duxbury 541 20.6 Labour: Grafton Alphonso Straker 62 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, Dorset, a coastal town in southern England. See also Category:Isle of Portland. ... History of Weymouth, Dorset (2 C, 17 P) L.