Portland, Dorset, England

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civil parish tied island town

Portland, Dorset, England is a tied island on the south coast of England known for its historic quarries of Portland stone, which has been used in many notable British buildings.

Aliases (1)

Portland stone ×4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil parish → tied island → town →
administrativeDistrict	Dorset Council →
ceremonialCounty	Dorset →
climate	temperate maritime →
coastType	rocky coast →
connectedBy	Chesil Beach →
connectedTo	Weymouth →
country	United Kingdom →
geology	Portland limestone →
hasGeologicalFeature	limestone plateau → sea cliffs →
hasIndustry	maritime activities → stone quarrying → tourism →
hasLandmark	Chesil Beach → Portland Bill → Portland Bill Lighthouse → Portland Castle → Portland Harbour → Verne Citadel →
hasSettlement	Easton → Fortuneswell → Southwell → Weston →
hasTransport	A354 road connection to Weymouth →
historicCounty	Dorset →
knownFor	Portland Bill lighthouse → Portland stone → climbing and outdoor recreation → naval history → quarrying →
locatedIn	Dorset → English Channel → South West England →
nearestLargeTown	Weymouth →
partOf	Jurassic Coast →
populationApprox	13000 →
postalTown	Portland →
region	South West England →
stoneQuarriedAt	Portland stone →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf	Dorset and East Devon Coast →
usedIn	Buckingham Palace → St Paul’s Cathedral → The Cenotaph, Whitehall → Tower of London restorations →
usedToHost	2012 Summer Olympics sailing events (via Portland Harbour) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portland, Maine → Portland, Maine →	namedAfter