A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
FORTUNESWELL, a village in Portland parish, Dorset: 3¼ miles S of Weymouth. It stands connected with Chesilton; occupies higher ground; has a post office under Weymouth, and a good inn; and takes its name from a spring on a height behind the inn, 200 feet above sea-level. This height rises altogether to an altitude of 490 feet, and commands a splendid panoramic view, inclusive of the Chesil Bank.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Portland AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Fortuneswell |
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