Charlestown

Charlestown is a suburb in Chickerell, West Dorset District, England. Charlestown is situated nearby to the suburb Putton, as well as near the locality Meadows.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bob Lucas Stadium and Budmouth Academy.

Bob Lucas Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Bob Lucas Stadium is a football stadium in Weymouth, England. It has been the home ground of Weymouth F.C. since 1987. It was formerly a greyhound racing and speedway stadium.

Budmouth Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Weymouth, Dorset, overlooking the Jurassic Coast in England. It is named after the semi-fictional town of Budmouth in Thomas Hardy's novels.

Parish Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyke Regis and Weymouth.

Wyke Regis

Village

Photo: Carl Whitehouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wyke Regis is a village in the civil parish of Weymouth, in south Dorset, England. The village is part of the south western suburbs of Weymouth, on the northern shore of Portland Harbour and the south-eastern end of Chesil Beach. Wyke Regis is situated 1½ miles southeast of Charlestown.

Weymouth

Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weymouth is a seaside resort town in Dorset, a county on the south coast of the West Country, in England. Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.