West Dorset District Dorset England United Kingdom
50.671133,-2.563294

Portesham

Portesham, sometimes also spelled Portisham, is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Weymouth, 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the county town Dorchester, and 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site at Chesil Beach. The parish is quite large, covering several outlying hamlets and what were once their manors. In the 2011 census it had a population of 685 in 316 households and 342 dwellings.

Distance between:

London to Portesham 121 Miles / 195 Kms
Liverpool to Portesham 190 Miles / 307 Kms

Postal Code

Population 2017: 698 inhabitants



tourist attraction Nearby

Hardy Monument