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It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester.
3 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 is the county seat.
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Dorset. Type: Region with 770,000 residents. Description: ceremonial county in South West England, UK. Neighbors: Devon, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Category: ceremonial county of England. Location: West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center.
Dorset is a county located in the middle of the south coast of England. It lies between the latitudes 50.512°N and 51.081°N and the longitudes 1.682°W and 2.958°W, and occupies an area of 2,653 km 2 (1,024 sq mi). It spans 90 kilometres (56 mi) from east to west and 63 kilometres (39 mi) from north to south.
The county of Dorset covers an area of 2,653 km² and has borders with Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire, both to the north, and Devon to the west. Its name comes from the county town of Dorchester, which was first settled by Romans in the 1 st century.
Find local produce, beautiful scenery and the Jurassic Coast Path nestling on the southern coast of England. Where is Dorset? The county of Dorset is found in Southern England bordering the four counties of Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Hampshire. Population
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