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2. www.britannica.com › place › Dorset-county-EnglandDorset | England, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Dorset, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It is bordered by the English Channel (south) and the counties of Devon (west), Hampshire (east), and Somerset and Wiltshire (both north). The historic town of Dorchester, in the south, is the county seat. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover ...

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3. www.brightwaterholidays.com › tours › coastalEngland: Coastal Castles and Magnificent Mansions of Dorset

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   4 days ago · England: Coastal Castles and Magnificent Mansions of Dorset. South West England. 5 Days. Light. departures: Select Your Departure Date. Save £150.00 on this tour with our pay in full discount. View Tours. Discover the coastal castles and magnificent mansions of Dorset with Brightwater Holidays. Visits to Deans Court, Kingston Lacy and more.

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   How many districts are there in Dorset?

   • The administrative county comprises six districts: the borough of Christchurch, East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, and the borough of Weymouth and Portland. The geographic county encompasses those districts as well as the unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole.

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   Did prehistoric people live in Dorset?

   • Prehistoric peoples were active on the chalk uplands of Dorset. There are abundant monuments from the Neolithic Period, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. One monument that seems to have been occupied throughout prehistoric times is Maiden Castle just outside Dorchester, the main town in Roman times.

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   What is Dorset known for?

   • Forestry now plays an important role, with most of the woodland owned by the Forestry Commission. Portland stone and Purbeck marble are renowned as building stone. Dorset also has one of the few remaining mines in the country for ball clay, which is important in the ceramics industry and is still taken to Staffordshire.

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   What is the difference between Dorset & South Dorset Downs?

   • As the North Dorset Downs, they stretch through the county to beyond Dorchester; as the South Dorset Downs, they form a narrow band of chalk terrain eastward to Swanage. Between those two areas of chalk is a triangular zone of lower-lying land developed on various sands and clays and forming an extension of the Hampshire basin.

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   5 days ago · Adile Sultan Palace is the former royal residence of Ottoman princess Adile Sultan. It was donated to the state by Adile Sultan to be used as a school building for the Kandilli Anatolian High School for Girls and is today a cultural center. United Kingdom: Buckingham Palace: London: St James's Palace: Kensington Palace: Richmond Palace: Palace ...

6. libguides.reading.ac.uk › maps › britishatlasesLibGuides: Maps: British atlases & collections of maps

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   4 days ago · Map images at the National Library of Scotland. Access and view over 91,000 maps as high-resolution, colour, zoomable images. The maps date between 1560 and 1961 and relate primarily to Scotland. Maps of areas beyond Scotland, including maps of England and Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium are also available.

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7. www.geograph.org.uk › photo › 7757057Richmond Hill from Terrace Walk © David Martin :: Geograph ...

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   3 days ago · taken 7 days ago, near to Richmond, Richmond Upon Thames, England. Richmond Hill from Terrace Walk. ... TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping. Grid Square

8. www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk › news › nationalMay 2 elections: At-a-glance guide to key results and times

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   2 days ago · Here is a summary of all the key contests and times. – Thursday May 2, 10pm Polls close across England and Wales in elections for 107 local authorities, 37 police & crime commissioners, 11 ...

9. lovetravellingblog.com › 2024/04/25 › shireburn-armsShireburn Arms, Clitheroe – Love Travelling Blog

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   2 days ago · The National Coal Mining Museum for England; Nostell Priory; South West. Bristol & Bath. Bristol – A travel guide; Bristol 2021; Bristol & Bath 2017; Bath, Wells & Cheddar Gorge 2022; Narrowboating along the Kennet and Avon canal; Cornwall; Dorset. Blandford Forum; Bournemouth. A week in the Bournemouth Area; Bournemouth to Boscombe Walk ...