Melcombe Regis | |
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St. John's Church, Melcombe Regis in 1992 | |
Location within Dorset | |
OS grid reference | SY6880 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WEYMOUTH |
Postcode district | DT4 |
Dialling code | 01305 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Melcombe Regis is an area of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Situated on the north shore of Weymouth Harbour and originally part of the waste of Radipole,[clarification needed] it seems only to have developed as a significant settlement and seaport in the 13th century.