Tophill
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Tophill is a gently sloping area of land on the Isle of Portland
in Dorset
, England
. Rising from sea level at Portland Bill
to 151 metres (495 ft) near The Verne at its northern end, Tophill contains the villages of Easton, Weston, Southwell, the Grove and Wakeham.
The lower northern end of the island is called Underhill
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Isle of Portland
The Isle of Portland is a limestone tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. Portland is south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A tombolo over which runs the A354 road connects it to Chesil Beach and the mainland. Portland and...
in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Rising from sea level at Portland Bill
Portland Bill
Portland Bill is a narrow promontory of Portland stone, which forms the most southerly part of Isle of Portland, and therefore also the county of Dorset, England....
to 151 metres (495 ft) near The Verne at its northern end, Tophill contains the villages of Easton, Weston, Southwell, the Grove and Wakeham.
The lower northern end of the island is called Underhill
Underhill, Dorset
Underhill is the name given to the area of land at the northern end of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, which is very steep and contains the villages of Chiswell, Castletown and Fortuneswell. The rest of the island is known as Tophill....
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