Isle of Portland
Portland is a town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Portland is actually an island, even though it is linked to the mainland by Chesil Beach, as Chesil Beach is a shoal beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St George’s Centre and Easton Methodist Church.
St George’s Centre
Arts center
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St George's Centre is a former school, built in the 19th century, and now a community information and activity centre on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England.
Easton Methodist Church
Church
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Easton Methodist Church is a Methodist Church in Easton, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, which was built in 1906–07. The church, along with its former manse and boundary walls, has been a Grade II* Listed since May 1993.
All Saints Church, Portland
Church
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All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Easton, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It was consecrated in 1917 and has been a listed grade II building since September 1978.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Easton and The Grove.
Easton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easton is a village on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The village is situated at Tophill, within the centre of the island. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Easton, including the settlements Reforne and Straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.
The Grove
Village
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The Grove is a small village located at Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The village is found close to the larger village Easton, and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.
Wakeham
Hamlet
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Wakeham is a hamlet near the village of Easton, in Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It is situated between the Straits part of Easton, and Pennsylvania Castle.
Isle of Portland
- Type: Peninsula
- Also known as: “Portland Isle”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.55° or 50° 33′ northLongitude
-2.43333° or 2° 26′ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C2VHH28+2MGeoNames ID
2640032
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In Other Languages
“Isle of Portland” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Остров Портленд”
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