Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach is a major shingle beach structure in , England. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The beach runs for a length of 29 kilometres from to the and in places is up to 15 metres high and 200 metres wide.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: shingle beach in Dorset, southern England
  • Also known as: “Chesil Bank”, “Playa Chesil”, and “Playa de Chesil”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Moonfleet Manor Hotel and Holy Trinity Church, Fleet.

Hotel
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is a hotel and former manor house in , , England.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a church in , , .

Church
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is a mortuary chapel in , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nottington and Wyke Regis.

Village
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is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of , England. is situated 3 miles northeast of Chesil Beach.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in south , England. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Chesil Beach.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in , England. is situated 3½ miles east of Chesil Beach.

Chesil Beach

Latitude
50.6153° or 50° 36′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.54181° or 2° 32′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C2VJF85+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123227804
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
2653230
Wiki­data ID
Q1070604
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Chesil Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chesil Beach”
  • Chinese: “切希尔海滩”
  • Dutch: “Chesil Beach”
  • Estonian: “Chesil Beach”
  • French: “Chesil Beach”
  • German: “Chesil Beach”
  • Italian: “Chesil Beach”
  • Lithuanian: “Česilo paplūdimys”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chesil Hái-po͘”
  • Spanish: “Chesil Beach”
  • Swedish: “Chesil Beach”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fleet and Chickerell.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Grove and Fleet Wood.

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