Dorset
Weymouth & Portland District
Isle of Portland

Portland

Portland is a suburb in , , and has about 12,700 residents. Portland is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Suburb with 12,700 residents
  • Also known as: “Isle of Portland”
  • Postal code: DT5

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Castle and Portland Navy.

Castle
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Aerodrome
Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0.
RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, situated at the , , . It was established in 1917 on the western edge of as HMS Sarepta.

Hospital
Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portland Royal Naval Hospital was a naval hospital on the , , . was a naval anchorage and fuelling facility, which grew to become a Naval Base and Royal Dockyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castletown and Chiswell.

Village
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, 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.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Portland

Latitude
50.56725° or 50° 34′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.44725° or 2° 26′ 50″ west
Population
12,700
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
United Nations Location Codes
GB IOP and GB PTL
Open location code
9C2VHH83+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4512273385
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6692041
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