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Wyke Regis

Wyke Regis is a village in the civil parish of , in south , England. The village is part of the south western suburbs of Weymouth, on the northern shore of and the south-eastern end of .
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  • Type: Village with 5,460 residents
  • Description: village in Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Wyke Regis, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church of England Academy, Wyke Regis and Sandsfoot Castle.

School
All Saints Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Wyke Regis in the English county of . It is a Church of England school within the Diocese of Salisbury.

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, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , . It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the anchorage.

Beach
, also known as Sandsfoot Cove, is a small secluded sand beach to the west of , in , southern . It is in the parish of Wyke Regis, close to that village but closer to , one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, built around 1541 opposite its contemporary to protect .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.

Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside resort town in , a county on the south coast of the , in . Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.

Suburb
is an area of in , England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of , it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century. is situated 2 miles north of Wyke Regis.

Village
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is a small in Underhill on the in . It is located close to , on the shores of , and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; , while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby. is situated 2 miles southeast of Wyke Regis.

Wyke Regis

Latitude
50.59405° or 50° 35′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.47298° or 2° 28′ 23″ west
Population
5,460
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WYK
Open location code
9C2VHGVG+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29923832
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2633454
Wiki­data ID
Q568114
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Wyke Regis” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wyke Regis”
  • French: “Wyke Regis”
  • Irish: “Wyke Regis”
  • Latin: “Wyke Regis”
  • Persian: “ویک رجیس”
  • Polish: “Wyke Regis”
  • Spanish: “Wyke Regis”
  • Swedish: “Wyke Regis”
  • Welsh: “Wyke Regis”

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Highlights include Broadmeadow Post Office and Wyke Regis gardens.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wyke Regis”. Photo: Carl Whitehouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.