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Portesham
Dorset, South West · population 736 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Portesham
Portesham, sometimes also spelt Portisham, is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Weymouth, 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the county town Dorchester, and 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site at Chesil Beach. The parish is quite large, covering several outlying hamlets and what were once their manors. In the 2011 census it had a population of 685 in 316 households and 342 dwellings.
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Police & fireThree men remanded in Bristol court on drug supply charges
The men were charged after police raids in south Bristol on 30 September, with further court dates set for October and November.
Bristol2 seconds ago
CouncilWillowdown Primary opens 16-place inclusion base for SEND pupils in Bridgwater
Two refurbished classrooms at Willowdown Primary now provide specialist support for 16 children with special educational needs, keeping them in their local school and reducing the need for travel to separate facilities.
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What's on in and around Portesham
Flo & Joan - With Feeling
Sat 17 Oct, 19:30Bridport Electric Palace, Bridport
Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show
Sat 17 Oct, 20:00Weymouth Pavilion, Charlestown
Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks
Mon 19 Oct, 19:30Weymouth Pavilion, Charlestown
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
Wed 28 Oct, 19:30Weymouth Pavilion, Charlestown
The Comedy Store - Bridport
Fri 13 Nov, 19:30Bridport Electric Palace, Bridport
Ward Thomas
Thu 10 Dec, 19:30Bridport Electric Palace, Bridport
Days out around Portesham
View allHell stone
Portesham · 0.6 miles
Hell stone burial chamber in a really good shape.
Nine stones
Winterbourne Abbas · 3.1 miles
Nine stones, archeological site. Stone circle with nine stones. Cannot be accessed from the nearby road.
King's Statue
Weymouth · 6.2 miles
Statue of King George III
Weymouth Museum
Charlestown · 6.2 miles
Temporary pop-up museum while the old one is being refurbished
Fordington German Prisoners of War Memorial
Dorchester · 6.8 miles
Memorial to 45 WW1 German Prisoners of War who died in Dorchester.
Powerstock Castle
Nettlecombe · 8.1 miles
Earthwork remains of a Motte and Bailey Castle.
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St Peter
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Kings Arms
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Portesham Church of England Primary School
Winters Close, Weymouth
Portesham Surgery
Malthouse Meadow, Weymouth
Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite
Portesham
Portesham Village Hall
Malthouse Meadow, Portesham