| Portesham | |
|---|---|
 Portesham | |
  Portesham Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 685 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SY602858 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | DT3 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Portesham, sometimes also spelled Portisham,[2] 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.[3] In the 2011 census it had a population of 685 in 316 households[1] and 342 dwellings.[4]
- ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Portesham (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 163–4. ISBN 0-7091-8135-3.
- ^ "Portesham". weymouth-dorset.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Portesham (Parish). Key Figures for Housing". Office for National Statistics. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2013.