Coordinates: 50°33′30″N 2°26′23″W / 50.55836, -2.43968
Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, with much of the village in the foreground. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Dorset Police is the Home Office Police force with the responsibility of policing the English County of Dorset. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory Fire and Rescue Service for the area of Dorset, South West England. Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.
Fortuneswell and
Portland Harbour, seen from The Verne.
Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, off Dorset, on the south coast of England. The
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is on the left.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast
Fortuneswell is the largest of eight villages on the Isle of Portland, just off the coast of Dorset in the English Channel. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. The Isle of Portland ( is a limestone tied island long by wide in the English Channel. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The village lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island (Underhill), where Chesil Beach, the tombolo which connects the island to the mainland, joins the island. Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, is a Tombolo in Dorset, southern England. A tombolo is a deposition Landform such as a spit or bar which is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land
The village has a main shopping street with several shops. The nearby villages of Chiswell and Castletown almost merge into Fortuneswell, as they share the limited space on the northern slopes of the island. Chiswell (pronounced Chesil Chis-well or Chisel sometimes called Chesilton is a small fishing Village at the southern end of Chesil Beach, in Underhill Castletown is a small Village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. However, Fortuneswell occupies the steepest land far above sea level, whereas Castletown and Chiswell occupy flat land close to sea level, next to Portland Harbour and Chesil Beach respectively. Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, off Dorset, on the south coast of England. Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, is a Tombolo in Dorset, southern England.
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