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Portesham

Portesham is a small village in the English county of Dorset, situated close to the south coast, between the towns of Weymouth and Dorchester. The village has a population of 708. Portesham is also in walking distance of the Jurassic Coast. The village of Abbotsbury is nearby, as is the Hardy Monument, erected in honour of Captain Thomas Hardy, one of Lord Nelson's commanders at the Battle of Trafalgar, who lived at Portesham House.

Located at 50.6667, -2.56667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in Dorset

Hardy Monument

The Hardy Monument is a 72-foot high monument erected in 1884 by public subscription in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, a commander at the Battle of Trafalgar (not to be confused with the author Thomas Hardy, who also has local connections). Admiral Hardy lived in Portesham and his family owned the Portesham estate which stretched from the middle of Portesham to Black Down.

Located at 50.6868, -2.54919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Dorset, National Trust properties in Dorset, Buildings and structures completed in 1844

Kingston Russell

Kingston Russell is a large mansion house and manor near Long Bredy in Dorset, England, west of Dorchester. The present house dates from the late 17th century but in 1730 was clad in a white Georgian stone facade. The house was restored in 1913, and at the same time the gardens were laid out. The house is on land which was granted to the Russell family (not ancestors of the Russell Dukes of Bedford), by an early king, probably King John (1199–1216) at the end of his reign, or his son Henry III.

Located at 50.7041, -2.60789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Country houses in Dorset

Abbotsbury Abbey

Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the eleventh century by King Cnut's thegn Orc and his wife Tola, who handsomely endowed the monastery with lands in the area. The abbey prospered and became a local centre of power, controlling eight manor houses and villages. During the later Middle Ages, the abbey suffered much misfortune.

Located at 50.6645, -2.59871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Monasteries in Dorset, Benedictine monasteries in England, History of Dorset, Grade I listed buildings in Dorset, Grade I listed monasteries, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Dorset, English Heritage sites in Dorset, 11th-century establishments in England, 1538 disestablishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Lists of abbots

Eggerton Hundred

Eggerton Hundred or Eggardon Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Askerswell Hooke Long Bredy Powerstock (part) Winterbourne Abbas Wraxall

Located at 50.7129, -2.5414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hundreds of Dorset

Abbotsbury Blind Lane

Abbotsbury Blind Lane is a 0.42 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1977.

Located at 50.6685, -2.60133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1977

Pitcombe Down

Pitcombe Down is a 13.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1954.

Located at 50.7054, -2.58906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1954

Portesham railway station

Portesham was a small railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened on 9 November 1885 by the Abbotsbury Railway, it was sited across the fields from Portesham village not far from an underbridge carrying the line across the Weymouth to Abbotsbury road at a skew angle. Just to the east of the station an incline provided access to quarries near the Hardy Monument.

Located at 50.6678, -2.5607 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Dorset, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1885, Railway stations closed in 1952