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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.
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 ...
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 restaurant, which has about a dozen locations in New England, is set to open at 4 p.m. Monday at 35 Pleasant St. in Weymouth. It is opening in the space previously occupied by Golden Dragon ...
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.
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.
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]