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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 ...
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.
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]
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold ; other settlements in plain text. Contents:
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 ...
While some of the recipes which comprise the traditional cuisine of Dorset originate from the Middle Ages, the majority come from the 17th and 18th centuries. [4] Within the sources in which recipes are recorded (recipe books, diaries), there is considerable bias towards the cooking habits of gentry, even in those of 17th- and 18th-century origin; the upper classes of society were more ...