Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Portland Bill, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Portland Bill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Portland Bill |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.517329 |
| Longitude | -2.455664 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Portland Bill projects a stark beauty against the restless sea. It lies 4.7 km south-south-west of Fortuneswell (from Fortuneswell: bearing 192°T, OS grid SY 677 687), and is situated south-west of Southwell village. The air here carries the tang of salt spray, a constant reminder of the wild Atlantic that shapes the very stone of the island. Ancient quarries, their scars softened by the passage of years, speak of a labour that once defined Portland Bill, a place where men wrestled with the earth for its prized limestone. The iconic lighthouse, a stoic sentinel, surveys the ceaseless ebb and flow of the tides, its beam a comforting reassurance to mariners navigating these often-treacherous waters. Even on a grey day, the light possesses a peculiar clarity, glinting off the weathered stone cottages and the hardy, wind-bent grasses that cling to the exposed slopes.
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Explore Portland Bill, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.517329, -2.455664. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |