Fortuneswell

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Fortuneswell
Fortuneswell shown within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY689732
District	Weymouth and Portland
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Dorset

Coordinates: 50°33′30″N 2°26′23″W / 50.55836, -2.43968

Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, with much of the village in the foreground.

Fortuneswell and Portland Harbour, seen from The Verne. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is on the left.

Fortuneswell is the largest of eight villages on the Isle of Portland, just off the coast of Dorset in the English Channel. The village lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island (Underhill), where Chesil Beach, the tombolo which connects the island to the mainland, joins the island.

The village has a main shopping street with several shops. The nearby villages of Chiswell and Castletown almost merge into Fortuneswell, as they share the limited space on the northern slopes of the island. However, Fortuneswell occupies the steepest land far above sea level, whereas Castletown and Chiswell occupy flat land close to sea level, next to Portland Harbour and Chesil Beach respectively.