Charmouth

The Dorset Historic Towns Project report on Charmouth.

Charmouth's local distinctiveness is derived from the relationship between its plan layout, plot structure, historic buildings and its landscape setting. The layout and extent of the original planned medieval town can be traced on the ground today, and has had a strong influence on the development of individual plots in the town, particularly in its northern part.

The built environment exerts a strong influence on the historic urban character, with the frontage of the main street composed largely of historic buildings with relatively little intrusion from modern development. There is a strong contribution from late Regency and early Victorian houses and cottages throughout the town, punctuated by a number of older houses and cottages which add additional variety and interest to the built environment.

Summary report

Here is a summary of the report (February 2011).

Detailed sections of the report

We have broken down the full report into individual sections, please select one of the parts to read:

• Part 1 and 2 Introduction and overview
• Part 3 and 4 Context and sources
• Part 5 Historical development
• Part 6 Character appraisal
• Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 1 The Street
• Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 2 Lower Sea Lane
• Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 3 West Charmouth
• Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 4 East Charmouth
• Part 7 Research and appendices