Portesham
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (24 mi) - Bournemouth Airport (32 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (37 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (50 mi)
- Southampton Airport (56 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (59 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (61 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (63 mi)
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Alderney Airport (68 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.671 and -2.564 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 40' 14" and W -2° 33' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:18 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:44 am and 8:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Discover Portesham
Portesham in Dorset (England) with it's 566 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 121 mi (or 194 km) south-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Portesham is now 10:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Portesham, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is City of Bath in a distance of 63 mi (or 102 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 22 mi (or 35 km). away. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dorchester, Mere, Kilmington, Poole and Hindon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kings Arms Weymouth
Moonfleet Manor Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Weymouth 1 v 0 Cambridge City - 10th January 2014
A SOLITARY Tim Sills strike ensured the Terras maintained top spot in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division, with a hard-fought victory over Cambridge City.
The Fleet and Wind and Rain and Bunkers 1
Fleet is a hamlet and parish in south Dorset, England, situated two miles west of Weymouth. The village is named for The Fleet, the nearby lagoon behind Chesil Beach. J. Meade Falkner's smuggling...
Putton Lane Drainage
We have numerous ongoing issues in Dorset with roads that flood at the slightest drop of rain. The Highways Inspector (HI) thinks that the water drains away through the soil. But we are on...
isis
Isis Hill was part of the Olympic Torch Relay, Chickerell, 12th July 2012.
Fire Weymouth granby 2012
better video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nw_50RwxeE http://www.weyads.com SIX fire engines were called to a massive fire which ripped through small businesses on the Granby Industrial ...
Weymouth 0 v 2 Sholing - Red Insure Cup - 11th November 2014
A LIFELESS display from an experimental Terras' XI saw them run out a disappointing second best against FA Vase winners Sholing at the Bob Lucas Stadium. http://theterras.co.uk/website/match-rep...
Beltane - Spirit of Rebirth 2008 - Burning Man
Part of the Beltane celebrations in Dorset.
Chesil Beach July 2014
Fishing and camping on Chesil Beach Weymouth.
Weymouth 3 v 2 Biggleswade Town
A BLISTERING opening 25 minutes saw Weymouth overcome Biggleswade Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium, to record their seventh straight league win.
Weymouth 2 v 4 Paulton Rovers - 13th January 2014
WEYMOUTH'S unbeaten league home record was left in tatters as a fired up Paulton Rovers outfit left the Bob Lucas Stadium with all three points. http://theterras.co.uk/website/match-reports/2014...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, 14 kilometres west of Weymouth on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs. Written records of the swannery’s existence go back to 1393 but it probably existed well before that.
Uggescombe Hundred
Uggescombe Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Abbotsbury Chilcombe Fleet Hawkchurch (part) Kingston Russell Langton Herring Littlebredy Litton Cheney Portesham Puncknowle Swyre Weymouth (part of Wyke Regis; a borough from 1252) Winterbourne Steepleton
Abbotsbury Blind Lane
Abbotsbury Blind Lane is a 0.42 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1977.
Pitcombe Down
Pitcombe Down is a 13.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, 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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Portesham.
- Dorchester
- Mere
- Kilmington
- Poole
- Hindon
- Chicklade
- Ansty
- East Harptree
- Corsley
- Paulton
- Taunton
- Chapmanslade
- Compton Martin
- Camerton
- Clutton
- Timsbury
- Bishopstrow
- Upton Scudamore
- Blagdon
- Wellow
- Bower Chalke
- Burrington
- Priston
- Bournemouth
- Boyton
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Butcombe
- Chew Magna
- Stanton Drew
- Westbury
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Portisham, Portesham
