Southill, Weymouth is a modern suburb of Weymouth,

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, and lies about 2 miles (3 km) north of the town centre. It was developed on the western shore of Radipole Lake in several phases from the 1960s onwards. At its centre lay a

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, confusingly and wrongly named South Hill Post Office, but this closed in January 2007. There is a small shopping centre, a community centre, a church and a pub, the John Gregory. A

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was built to serve the new estate in the 1970s. Southill is part of the parish of Radipole, the hill itself coming between Radipole and Weymouth..

Transportation

Southill was without a bus service between 2013 and 2023, when First withdrew the number 5 service due to budget cuts. In 2023, route number 3 (Westham - Town Centre) was re-routed to make five trips through Southill on weekdays.

References

Radipole & Southill Local Community & HistoryWeymouth-Dorset.co.uk
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