White Cross
White Cross is a residential area in Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England which is located on Buxton Road. White Cross is situated nearby to the monastery Convent of our Lady Mercy, as well as near the beach Castle Cove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandsfoot Castle and Castle Cove.
Sandsfoot Castle
Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandsfoot Castle, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Weymouth, Dorset. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Weymouth Bay anchorage. Sandsfoot Castle is situated 2,000 feet southeast of White Cross.
Castle Cove
Beach
Castle Cove, also known as Sandsfoot Cove, is a small secluded sand beach to the west of Weymouth, in Dorset, southern England. It is in the parish of Wyke Regis, close to that village but closer to Sandsfoot Castle, one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, built around 1541 opposite its contemporary Portland Castle to protect Portland Roads. Castle Cove is situated 1,700 feet southeast of White Cross.
Weymouth Old Town Hall
Town hall
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.
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.
Melcombe Regis
Suburb
Melcombe Regis is an area of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of Radipole, it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century. Melcombe Regis is situated 1½ miles north of White Cross.
White Cross
- Type: Residential area
- Address: Buxton Road, Weymouth
- Location: Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.59983° or 50° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.46511° or 2° 27′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C2VHGXM+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1275806823OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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