weymouth harbour dorset england |
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| navigate by keyword : 12th 13th centuries channel current develop dorset downstream east empties england enters forming forms further harbour kingdom lake larger lost lying melcombe mouth north old original port portland radipole regis river roman silting south started town united wey weymouth |
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| The harbour forms the mouth of the River Wey as it enters the Channel. The original Roman port at Radipole to the north was lost to silting forming Radipole Lake, and the current harbour further downstream, lying between Weymouth Old Town and Melcombe Regis, started to develop in the 12th and 13th centuries. Weymouth Harbour empties into the much larger Portland Harbour to the south and east, |
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