Fortuneswell
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Fortuneswell is a village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where Chesil Beach connects the island to the mainland. Adjoining Fortuneswell are Chiswell to the west and Castletown to the north. Fortuneswell occupies the steeper land above sea level, whereas Chiswell and Castletown occupy flat land close to sea level, next to Chesil Beach and Portland Harbour respectively. Fortuneswell has a main shopping street, and along with Easton, is the main hub of the island's activities.
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- Locality
- Fortuneswell
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,381
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fortuneswell terraces - geograph.org.uk - 1029737.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Fortuneswell from Priory Corner
- UK place.official_name
- Fortuneswell
- UK place.unitary_england
- Dorset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Dorset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- PORTLAND
- UK place.postcode_district
- DT5
- UK place.postcode_area
- DT
- UK place.dial_code
- 01305
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SY689732
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Fortuneswell is a village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where Chesil Beach connects the island to the mainland. Adjoining Fortuneswell are Chiswell to the west and Castletown to the north. Fortuneswell occupies the steeper land above sea level, whereas Chiswell and Castletown occupy flat land close to sea level, next to Chesil Beach and Portland Harbour respectively. Fortuneswell has a main shopping street, and along with Easton, is the main hub of the island's activities.
Fortuneswell now includes the former hamlets of Maiden Well and Mallams. As with the rest of Portland's settlements, Fortuneswell has been designated as a conservation area, to protect its special architectural and historic interest, since 1976.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fortuneswell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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