Blacknor Point
Blacknor Point is a point in Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, England. Blacknor Point is situated nearby to the village Weston, as well as near Southwell.Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Point
- Description: point in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Blacknor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blacknor Fort and Bowers Quarry.
Blacknor Fort
Fort
Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blacknor Fort is a 20th-century fort on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located at Blacknor Point on the western side of Portland, close to Weston village.
Bowers Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowers Quarry/Mine is an active stone quarry on the west side of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The quarry is operated by Albion Stone and became the site of the first Portland stone mine.
St George’s Church, Portland
Church
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St George's Church is a Church of England church on the Isle of Portland, built between 1754 and 1766 to replace St. Andrew's which had fallen into disuse and was no longer suitable as a place of worship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston and Southwell.
Weston
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston is a village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It abuts the main village Easton. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Weston has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.
Southwell
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwell is a small coastal village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. As Portland and Dorset's southernmost village, it lies between Portland Bill and the villages of Easton and Weston.
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.
Blacknor Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blacknor Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blacknor Point”
- Swedish: “Blacknor Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southwell and God Nore.
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Highlights include Mutton Cove and Isle of Portland.
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