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Dorset (/ ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t / DOR-sit; archaically: Dorsetshire / ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t. ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / DOR-sit-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England.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.
- Dorset UK Location Map.Svg
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- Corfe Castle
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- Dorset (Disambiguation)
Dorset is a ceremonial county in England. Dorset may also...
- South East Dorset Conurbation
Map of the Bournemouth/Poole built-up area, showing...
- Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester (/ ˈ d ɔːr tʃ ɛ s t ər / DOR-ches-tər) is the...
- History
The first known settlement of Dorset was by Mesolithic...
- Dorset UK Location Map.Svg
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, in the south, is the county seat. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dorset is a county on the south coast of England, in the West Country. Most of the county is agricultural with scattered historic villages and market towns with the Bournemouth-Poole-Christchurch conurbation in the county's south-eastern corner. Overview. Map. Directions.
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Area. Dorset is a county 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.
Weymouth, Dorset. / 50.60972°N 2.45472°W / 50.60972; -2.45472. Weymouth ( / ˈweɪməθ / WAY-məth [2]) is a sea-side town and civil parish in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the English Channel coast of England. Situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey, 11 km (7 mi) south of the county ...