Monkey's Jump Roundabout

An old friend of mine, David Carter sent me this article from the Friends of Weymouth Museum November 2025 Newsletter asking if I could add any further explanations on the derivation of this strange name for a roundabout.

The roundabout is on the north east boundary corner of the parish. It is the southwesterly roundabout on the Dorchester bypass - where the A35 heads west to Bridport. (see map below)