The
River Wey of
Dorset, south west
England, is a short
river 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometres) long. The river rises in
Upwey, where the spring forms Upwey Wishing Well, at the foot of the
South Dorset Downs, a ridge of
chalk hills that separate
Weymouth from
Dorchester. Most of the river's course is in the built-up area of Weymouth, running through the former villages (now
suburbs) of
Upwey,
Broadwey, Nottington, and
Radipole, through
Radipole Lake and into
Weymouth Harbour.