English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Portland Breakwater

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • The Breakwater 1861 Hutch3

Etymology

, The Breakwater 1861 Hutch3 , enclosing Portland Harbour infra ; two defensive works on the breakwater were called the Inner Pier Head Battery and the Breakwater Fort 1861 Hutch3 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement