St Peter’s Church
St. Peter's Church is a former Church of England church in The Grove, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. Designed by Major-General Sir Edmund Du Cane, the church was built in 1870-72 and is now a Grade II* Listed building.Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Peter’s Church, Isle of Portland”, “St Peter’s Church, Portland”, and “St. Peter’s Church, Portland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Weare Rifle Range and The Old Engine Shed.
East Weare Rifle Range
Ruins
East Weare Rifle Range is a disused naval rifle range on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located within the area of East Weares, overlooking Portland Harbour. East Weare Rifle Range is situated 1,300 feet east of St Peter’s Church.
The Old Engine Shed
Building
Photo: Ivan Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Engine Shed is a disused 19th-century shed, once used to house locomotives serving the Admiralty Quarries. The shed overlooks East Weares and is located near The Grove village area, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The Old Engine Shed is situated 710 feet northeast of St Peter’s Church.
Verne High Angle Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Verne High Angle Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Situated close to the Verne Citadel, the battery is Grade II Listed, and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. Verne High Angle Battery is situated 2,600 feet northwest of St Peter’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Grove and Wakeham.
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.
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.
St Peter’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.55222° or 50° 33′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.42645° or 2° 25′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2VHH2F+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 972401906OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q7591329
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