Southwell
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Southwell, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avalanche Memorial Church and Coombefield Quarry.
Avalanche Memorial Church
Church
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The Avalanche Memorial Church, also known as the Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England church in Southwell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England.
Coombefield Quarry
Quarry
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Coombefield Quarry is an active stone quarry located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated near the island's southernmost village Southwell.
Portland Museum
Museum
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Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages, which have both been Grade II Listed since 1951.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston and Easton.
Weston
Village
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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.
Easton
Village
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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.
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.
Southwell
- Category: locality
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53289° or 50° 31′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.44675° or 2° 26′ 48″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C2VGHM3+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 31947343OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Southwell” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Southwell, Dorset”
- French: “Southwell”
- Irish: “Southwell”
- Polish: “Southwell”
- Spanish: “Southwell (Dorset)”
- Spanish: “Southwell”
- Swedish: “Southwell, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Southwell, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Southwell”
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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 “Southwell”. Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.