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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 ...
Map of Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, UK with electoral wards shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155% Geographic limits: West: 2.58W; East: 2.38W; North: 50.69N; South: 50.51N; Date: 24 April 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product.
The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. [2] The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England.
Map of Dorset, UK with Weymouth and Portland highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155%: Date: 26 February 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by ...
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.
Weymouth Beach — one of the beaches that border Weymouth Bay.. Weymouth Bay is a sheltered bay on the south coast of England, in Dorset.It is protected from erosion by Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland, and includes several beaches, notably Weymouth Beach, a gently curving arc of golden sand which stretches from the resort of Weymouth.
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The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is on the left. Fortuneswell is the largest of eight villages on the Isle of Portland , just off the coast of Dorset in the English Channel . The village lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island ( Underhill ), where Chesil Beach , the tombolo which connects the island to ...