Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments

Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments is an allotment garden in Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England. Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments is situated near the grassland Tennyson Green, as well as near the community center Moose Lodge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Weymouth Old Town Hall and Sandsfoot Castle.

Weymouth Old Town Hall

Town hall

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Weymouth Old Town Hall is a former town hall at Weymouth, Dorset, England. The building, which was built with Portland stone in the 1770s, has been Grade II listed since 1953. Weymouth Old Town Hall is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments.

Sandsfoot Castle

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Sandsfoot Castle, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Weymouth, Dorset, England. 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 3,500 feet south of Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments.

Tudor House Museum

Museum

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The Tudor House Museum, often simply known as Tudor House, is an early 17th-century building, which remains a museum and one of the UK's best preserved Tudor buildings. Tudor House Museum is situated 3,000 feet east of Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weymouth and Wyke Regis.

Weymouth

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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.

Wyke Regis

Village

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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.

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.

Faircross/Gypsy Lane Allotments

Type: Allotment garden
Location: Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.60425° or 50° 36′ 15″ north

Longitude

-2.46588° or 2° 27′ 57″ west

Operator

Weymouth Town Council

Open location code

9C2VJG3M+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150803088

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=allotments

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tennyson Green and Moose Lodge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Knightstone View and Octagon House.

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