2. Two ships – one of them from Bristol - that docked at Weymouth in June 1348 are believed to have brought the Black Death to Britain? It was Melcombe at the edge of Weymouth that first showed signs of the epidemic, believed to have been carried by a sailor recently in Gascony. By the time the first wave of the plague died down (it didn’t die out) about half the population of Britain had succumbed to the disease. Very relevant fact to 2020-2021 situation
4. Do you love a classic game of ‘trivial pursuit’? If so, did you know that most of the questions and answers for the game were researched in the Weymouth public
5. Weymouth is a Happiest place to live. In 2020 Weymouth took a very respectful 13th place on the list of Happiest Places to live in Great Britain. In UK total of 49071 cities, towns and villages. Weymouth has approximately 364 more hours of sunshine throughout the year compared to the UK average. Not too shabby for a small seaside town.