Bincombe
near
Weymouth
A secluded village in a sleepy
dell north of Weymouth. In the year
1801 there was a large camp formed on Bincombe Downs during the
anticipation of Bonaparte's threatened invasion. King George III
who spent much of the summer at Weymouth, frequently visited the camp. Two
poor young Germans deserted whilst at the camp from the regiment of
York Hussars. Both were shot and their remains are buried in
Bincombe's churchyard ¹.
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¹ Read a true love story concerning this event at
Weymouth-Dorset.co.uk.