Dorset
Weymouth & Portland District
Isle of Portland

Bill of Portland

Portland Bill is a narrow promontory at the southern end of the , and the southernmost point of , England. One of Portland's most popular destinations is .
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: promontory at the southern end of Isle of Portland
  • Also known as: “Portland” and “Portland Bill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Light and Trinity House Obelisk.

Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the , , . The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.

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The , also known as the Trinity House Landmark, is a 19th-century obelisk located at Portland Bill, on the , , England.

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is a coastal feature at Portland Bill, the southern tip of the , , . Intended to have the appearance of an open bible leaning on a pulpit, was formed in the 1870s after a natural arch was cut away by quarrymen at Bill Quarry, and the leaning slab was added.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwell and Weston.

Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small coastal village in Tophill on the , . As Portland and Dorset's southernmost village, it lies between Portland Bill and the villages of and .

Village
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is a village in Tophill on the , , . It abuts the main village . As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near the village of , in Tophill on the in , . It is situated between the Straits part of Easton, and .

Bill of Portland

Latitude
50.51353° or 50° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.45676° or 2° 27′ 24″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C2VGG7V+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4208670142
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2640033
Wiki­data ID
Q1309953
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Discover Bill of Portland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bill of Portland” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bill of Portland”
  • Chinese: “波特兰比尔”
  • Dutch: “Portland Bill”
  • German: “Portland Bill”
  • Italian: “Faro di Portland Bill”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Portland Bill”
  • Polish: “Portland Bill”
  • Spanish: “Portland Bill”
  • Swedish: “Bill of Portland”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Portland Bill and Portland Visitor Centre.

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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 “Bill of Portland”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.