Weymouth and Portland

Borough of Weymouth and Portland
Location in Dorset
status	Borough
region	South West England
Administration County	Dorset
Administrative headquarters	Weymouth
surface	41.75 km²
Residents	65,100
ONS code	19UJ

Weymouth and Portland was an administrative district with the status of a borough in the county of Dorset in England until 2019 . It consisted of the town of Weymouth , the villages of Preston , Melcombe Regis , Upwey , Broadwey , Fortuneswell and Easton and the Isle of Portland Peninsula . The administrative seat was Weymouth.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of the Boroughs Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and the Urban District Portland. On April 1, 2019, the district became part of the new Dorset Unitary Authority .

Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  W