Weymouth
Weymouth
The town of Weymouth in Dorset is a historic seaside town with a long and varied history.
Its name is derived from the old English for ‘river mouth’, and it was first settled by the Romans in the 1st century AD. The town has a long and rich maritime tradition, and was an important port during the medieval period. In more recent times, Weymouth has become a popular tourist destination, with its sandy beaches, Georgian architecture and lively atmosphere.
Weymouth’s history can be traced back to the Roman period, when it was first settled as a port town.
Created: 11 September 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Weymouth
Wey Details
Wey
Wey is a river in Dorset
Wey takes in water from an area around 43.276 km2 in size and is part of the West Dorset Rivers catchment area.
Wey is 12.377 km long and is not designated artificial or heavily modified.
Local History around Weymouth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Cross-ridge dyke on WindsbatchLong barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill BarnOval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe BarnRound barrow on Ridgeway HillSix round barrows on Bincombe DownGroup of round barrows on Bincombe HillPreston Roman villaEast Weare rifle rangeRound barrows on RidgewayGroup of four round barrows in Cripton WoodTwo barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls FarmRound barrow N of RidgewayGroup of barrows on West HillRound barrow NE of Friar WaddonTwo round barrows at Down WoodGroup of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came WoodTwo round barrows on RidgewayGroup of barrows E of Northdown BarnHeavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's FarmMulti-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fieldsRomano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan HillSix barrows on Ridgeway HillPortland CastleThe Verne CitadelRAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar stationBattery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemeteryRound barrow E of Bayard's BarnDisc barrow 715m west of Bayard FarmGroup of round barrows W of Ridgeway HillSandsfoot CastleBarrows in Came WoodHumpty Dumpty Field, RadipoleThree bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe BarnTwo round barrows N of Bincombe BarnTwo round barrows on RidgewayGroup of round barrows on and to E of Great HillGroup of barrows on the golf course, Came DownGroup of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham HillGroup of round barrows on RidgewaySix round barrows W of Came DownTwo bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard DairyFriar Waddon Hill round barrowsBarrow 200yds (180m) N of the White HorseCulliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrowsTwo bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon HouseNothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The NotheGeorge III, chalk-cut hill side figure.Lakes near Weymouth
Wildlife in and Around Weymouth
Mammals found in Weymouth
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the weymouth area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
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Birds found in Weymouth
There have been 272 species of birds recorded in the weymouth area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| (Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula) |
| Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
