Blog of historical articles on people and places, indexed according to parish and month posted. Includes photo gallery, RSS feed, and research services with contact form.
Project to make available online all the available historical data on a parish including census returns, church registers, churchwardens accounts, land tax records, postal directory extracts, church and village histories.
Educational, non-profir resource dedicated to the history of the Royal Manor of Portland and entire island. Alphabetical indexed topics, times of updates, references, related links and contact form.
Currently focussing on their cordite clay and calluna project. Presents history, future plans, blog with article on local nature and wildlife, photo galleries, events, related links and member login.
History before World War II, when the area inland from Worbarrow Bay was seconded for army training. Includes images, failed campaigns to allow residents to return to their homes and visitor comments.
Information covering besom brooms, hurdles and pottery. Includes objectives, history of the heathland industries, previous exhibitions, book sales, and related links.
Celebrating a rare primitive pottery site in the village. Includes information about the Trust that runs the centre, the coffee shop, location and contacts.
Provides a history, through prehistoric, Durotriges settlements, Romans garrison, establishing Durnovaria, medieval Viking raids, before being dominated by the Saxons, the Normans conquest castle, to Tudor and Georgian influences in Portland stone. Includes recent significance, references and related links.
Article explaining the merger with Long Crichel, and the relocation of the village, the original being submerged under the lake of Crichel House, with many residents moved to Witchampton. History, demography, references and related links.
History of the monastery from 1186 and possible site of "Camestrum", then re-founded in the thirteenth century as a Cistercian nunnery. Lists Abbesses, with references and related links for Tarrant Crawford.
Article about the thousand year old pedunculate oak-tree, with photographs, speculation as marking the Gillingham Forest boundary, association with Judge of the Common Pleas and the Monmouth rebellion of 1685. Includes references and related links.