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Preston houses [1]
Riverside House, seen from the adjacent footbridge over the River Jordan. Built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of painted, coursed rubble stone under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1135189
Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.04 miles
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Preston features [3]
The River Jordan, seen from the footbridge alongside Riverside House
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Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.05 miles
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Preston houses [13]
Lauristine, number 19 Sutton Road, is a house in a row, little altered since it was built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of rendered rubble stone under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148075
Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.05 miles
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Benchmark, 21 Sutton Road, Sutton Poyntz
Ordnance Survey benchmark in the delightful village of Sutton Poyntz, near Weymouth. For full description, see http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm64062. See also
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Image: © Becky Williamson
Taken: 6 Feb 2015
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Sutton Poyntz, Coach House
On Sutton Road; early C19 former coach house of the vicarage; listed by English Heritage: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=467973&mode=adv
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 21 Feb 2015
0.05 miles
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Preston houses [11]
St Andrew's Cottage, number 7A Sutton Road, was formerly part of a service wing to the vicarage at number 7 Sutton Road
Image Built in the early 19th century of coursed rubble stone with freestone quoins under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148073
Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.05 miles
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Preston houses [12]
Number 9A Sutton Road was formerly the coach house to the vicarage, number 7 Sutton Road
Image Built in the early 19th century of squared, coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148074
Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.06 miles
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Preston houses [10]
This detached house at number 7 Sutton Road was formerly a vicarage, built in the early 19th century. Constructed of rendered rubble stone under a slate roof. The rear wall was rebuilt, after separation from number 9, St Andrew's Cottage, formerly attached to the Vicarage as a service wing. At one time used as a nursery. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1148071
Preston is a coastal village, a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, some 3 miles northeast of Weymouth town centre. The village has a long history of settlement, with the remains of a Roman temple and a Stone Age hill fort, Chalbury Camp. Preston has strong links with the Wesley family, the founders of Methodism. South of the village, towards the shore, are a number of highly unattractive holiday parks.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 1 Jun 2022
0.06 miles
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21 Sutton Road, Sutton Poyntz
There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark on this property. See
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Image: © Becky Williamson
Taken: 6 Feb 2015
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The River Jordan
The one flowing through Preston of course. This is a popular walk between Preston and Sutton Poyntz. On a very blustery day I was lucky with the weather, but two minutes after taking this photo the hail stones struck. Where is the shelter? Exactly.
Image: © Graham Horn
Taken: 19 Nov 2007
0.07 miles