Nottington

Not to be confused with Nottingham.
Nottington
Nottington
 Nottington shown within Dorset
Population 5,458 
OS grid referenceSY6611382681
DistrictWeymouth and Portland
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district DT3 4
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSouth Dorset
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Coordinates: 50°38′34″N 2°28′50″W / 50.642827°N 2.480612°W / 50.642827; -2.480612

Nottington is a village and civil parish in the Weymouth and Portland district of Dorset, England. Its nearest town is Weymouth, which lies approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the south-east.

Nottington used to possess a spa which was popular with "the quality from aristocratic Weymouth", who "flocked to drink the waters" which at the time were claimed to be beneficial for "eruptive complaints, scrophula, and loss of appetite."[1] In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves noted that the spa was "deserted" and "no longer rings with the laughter and jests of the seekers after appetite", but described the still-existing pump room as "an octagonal building of three stories, with something of the aspect of an enormous dove-cot."[1] The pump room still stands today, and is known as The Spa House.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Sir Frederick Treves (1905). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. p. 233.
  2. ↑ "Nottington". Weymouth-Dorset.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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