Cliffs of England

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 95. Chapters: Jurassic Coast, Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Dorset, Isle of Portland, South West Coast Path, Swanage, Portland stone, Sidmouth, Beachy Head, Abbotsbury, The Undercliff, Charmouth, St. Aldhelm's Chapel, St. Aldhelm's Head, Seaton, Devon, Budleigh Salterton, Geology of Dorset, White Cliffs of Dover, Worth Matravers, Tyneham, Branscombe, Lulworth Cove, Portland Harbour, Beer, Devon, Burton Bradstock, Durdle Door, Flower's Barrow, Kimmeridge, Gad Cliff, Great Globe, List of places on the Jurassic Coast, Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Brandy Bay, Dorset, Old Harry Rocks, Lyme Bay, Beer Quarry Caves, Worbarrow Bay, Durlston Castle, Clavell Tower, Bindon Hill, Tilly Whim Caves, Ladram Bay, St Alban's Head, Golden Cap, West Bay, Dorset, Kimmeridge Oil Field, Durlston Country Park, Orcombe Point, Cow Corner, White Nothe, Anvil Point, High Peak, Devon, Osmington Mills, Pondfield Cove, Ringstead Bay, Black Ven, Bowleaze Cove, Bempton Cliffs, Chesil Cove, Worbarrow Tout, Dancing Ledge, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Lulworth Military Range, Ballard Down, Danger Point, Peak Hill, Devon, Purbeck Monocline, Otter Cove, Sandy Bay, Devon, Furzy Cliff, Winspit, Swyre Head, Straight Point, Weymouth Bay, Swyre Head, Lulworth, Weymouth Beach, Stonebarrow, Lyme Regis Museum, Portland Bill, Pulpit Rock, Hobarrow Bay, Redcliff Point, Parson's Barn, West Bexington, Church Ope Cove, Bran Point, Lincoln Cliff, Fossil Forest, Dorset, Portland Museum, Dorset, Jordan Hill, Dorset, Durlston Bay, Scratchy's Bottom, Weston Mouth, Pinhay Bay, Greenhill, Dorset, Hangman cliffs, Peveril Point, Black Head, Dorset, Ware Cliffs, Bat's Head, St Oswald's Bay, Clay Ope, Broadrock, Perry Ledge, Stair Hole, Man of War Bay, Dungy Head, Lulworth Estate, Ballard Cliff, Hen Cliff, Newton's Cove. Excerpt: Weymouth ( ) is a large seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. The town is 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Dorchester and 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the Isle of Portland. The town's population is 52,950 (2006) with a catchment population of 71,700 (2001). The A354 road bridge connects Weymouth to Portland, which together form the borough of Weymouth and Portland. The history of the borough stretches back to the 12th century; including involvement in the spread of the Black Death, the settlement of the Americas, the development of Georgian architecture, and preparations for World War II. Fishing and trading employ fewer people in the area since their peak in earlier centuries, but tourism has continuously increased its presence in the town since the 18th century and is now the primary industry. Weymouth is a tourist resort, and its economy depends on its harbour and visitor attractions; the town is a gateway situated half-way along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Weymouth Harbour is home to cross-channel ferries, pleasure boats and private yachts, and nearby Portland Harbour is home to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games will be held. Weymouth originated as a settlement on a constricted site to the south and west of Weymouth Harbour, an outlying part of Wyke Regis. The town developed from the mid 12th century onwards, but was not noted until the 13th century. By 1252 it was established as a seaport an...