Castletown, Dorset

Castletown
Castletown is located in Dorset
Castletown
Castletown
Location within Dorset
Civil parish
  • Portland
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPortland
Postcode districtDT5
Dialling code01305
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Dorset
50°34′05″N 2°26′39″W / 50.56815°N 2.444077°W / 50.56815; -2.444077
Castletown and Portland Harbour, seen from The Verne. The National Sailing Academy and Portland Castle are on the left. The large buildings in the foreground are former naval buildings, now converted into luxury flats.
Portland Castle entrance.

Castletown is a small village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is located close to Fortuneswell, on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; Portland Castle, while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby.

As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Castletown has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. Underhill, incorporating Castletown and other settlements became designated in 1976 with boundary extensions in 1997 and 2000.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dorsetforyou.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Appraisal of the Conservation Areas of Portland - dorsetforyou.com". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.