  easton is a village on the isle of portland in dorset, england. the village is situated at tophill, within the centre of the island. as with the rest of portland's villages and settlements, easton, including the settlements reforne and straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest, given protection to ensure that people can continue to enjoy their character for years to come. easton, wakeham and reforne were designated pre-1974.https://www.dorsetforyou.com/media.jsp?mediaid=194680&filetype=pdf the village has a small square with many shops and shopping arcade, the secondary school royal manor arts college, four churches, a small park, and other amenities, including various pubs. along with fortuneswell, easton is the main hub of the isle of portland's activities. st george's centre and the george inn lies within the reforne area of easton, and provides facilities for many local events. ==history== in similarity with other settlements on portland, easton first flourished around a natural source of water. it remains most probable that the romans first transformed many of portland's springs into ponds and wells, while natural ponds would be enclosed and maintained from this period. some residences had a personal cistern, though the public well was situated at easton square, at the centre of the village. this 100 foot well was created in 1775, and beforehand easton residents would travel to neighbouring settlements such as reforne or weston for water during particularly dry periods. easton saw the first school establishment on the island. maister's school opened in 1720 and continued to be portland's sole day school for over a century. it eventually closed in 1857, when its successors st george's school (at tophill) and st john's school (at underhill) completed.{{cite book|last=morris|first=stuart|title=portland: an illustrated history|year=1985|publisher=dovecote press|isbn=978-0946159345|page=9}
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