Weymouth
town in Dorset, England
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Summary
Weymouth is a town[1]. Weymouth ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,146 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dorset[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5]
- Postal code: DT3[6], DT4[7]
- Commons category: Weymouth, Dorset[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[9]
- Local dialing code: 01305[10]
- OS grid reference: SY6779[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Weymouth, Dorset[12]
- Population: 54,539[13], 53,046[14], 53,140[15], 51,012[16], 53,416[17]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20]
- Category for people born here: Q17320542[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q32647564[22]
- Native label: Weymouth[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Weymouth, Dorset[24]
- Area: 18.5 km²[25]
- Historic county: Dorset[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Weymouth include Weymouth[27], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1623[30] and Weymouth railway station[31], a railway station[32], in United Kingdom[33].
Why It Matters
Weymouth has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Weymouth is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Weymouth include Weymouth[27], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1623[30] and Weymouth railway station[31], a railway station[32], in United Kingdom[33].