Dorset
Weymouth & Portland District
Isle of Portland

Chiswell

Chiswell, sometimes, is a small village at the southern end of , in Underhill, on the in . It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton.
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Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Chesil”, “Chesilton”, and “Chiswell, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Manor Theatre and United Reformed Church.

Theater building
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is a theatre located in , , , England. Formerly a Methodist chapel, the building was later converted into the , which opened in 1978.

Church
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The is a former in Chiswell, on the , , England. It was founded in 1825 and closed in 2009.

Castle
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is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the , , between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortuneswell and Castletown.

Village
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is a in Underhill on the , in , England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where connects the island to the mainland.

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.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village located at Tophill on the in . The village is found close to the larger village , and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.

Chiswell

Latitude
50.56205° or 50° 33′ 43″ north
Longitude
-2.44855° or 2° 26′ 55″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C2VHH62+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4512274651
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653231
Wiki­data ID
Q13127074
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Chiswell” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chiswell”
  • Dutch: “Chiswell”
  • French: “Chiswell”
  • German: “Chiswell”
  • Irish: “Chiswell”
  • Spanish: “Chiswell”
  • Welsh: “Chiswell”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chiswell Walled Garden and The Cove House Inn.

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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 “Chiswell”. Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.