St Andrew’s Church
St Andrew's Church is a ruined church located above Church Ope Cove on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. St Andrew's was Portland's first parish church and remained as such until the mid-18th century.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Andrew’s Church Ruins, Portland” and “St Andrew’s Church, Portland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Museum and Pennsylvania Castle.
Portland Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Portland Museum is situated 490 feet northwest of St Andrew’s Church.
Pennsylvania Castle
Event venue
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennsylvania Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located in Wakeham and overlooks Church Ope Cove. The castle is Grade II Listed, as is the adjacent gatehouse and lodges, which are now in separate ownership.
Perryfield Quarry
Quarry
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perryfield Quarry is an operational stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated towards the middle of the island, east of the village of Weston and south of the hamlet of Wakeham. Perryfield Quarry is situated 1,400 feet west of St Andrew’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakeham and Easton.
Wakeham
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
The Grove
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grove is a small village located at Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The village is found close to the larger village Easton, and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.
St Andrew’s Church
- Categories: church and historic site
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53904° or 50° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.42909° or 2° 25′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C2VGHQC+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6297414810OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7592356
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In Other Languages
“St Andrew’s Church” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Andrés (isla de Portland)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Andrés”
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