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Dorset - England's Historic South Coast

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An Introduction To Dorset

Dorset is one of England's prettiest and most historic counties and lies in the middle of the South Coast.

It is bordered by Hampshire to the east, Devon to the west, Wiltshire to the northeast and Somerset to the northwest.

Dorset scenery varies considerably form the north to the south.

In the south you have the beautiful beaches that stretch from Christchurch to Bournemouth, Sandbanks and across the Purbeck Hills to Swanage, the Chalk Cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, plus historic towns such as Lyme Regis and Dorchester.

In the northern part of Dorset you have wonderful old towns such as Wimborne, Sherborne and Shaftesbury together with rolling hills and fields full of crops and wildlife.

Dorset has a history that goes back many centuries. The landscape is covered with Iron Age burial mounds and hill forts, the remains of Roman Settlements and roads, and many other features of interest.

Despite all of this, Dorset is relatively little know to most Americans, so hopefully this lens will help to increase the awareness of this wonderful county in England where I was born.

MAP OF DORSET 

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I hope you enjoy your virtual visit to historic and beautiful Dorset on the South Coast of England. As well as this lens, you should find links to other lenses and web sites about places in Dorset, as well as places to stay in Dorset.
  1. HOLIDAY RENTALS IN DORSET
  2. SOUTHEAST DORSET
  3. SOUTH DORSET
  4. SOUTHWEST DORSET
  5. NORTH DORSET
  6. OTHER LENSES ABOUT DORSET
  7. OTHER LENSES ABOUT ENGLAND
  8. YE OLDE VISITORS BOOK
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HOLIDAY RENTALS IN DORSET


Dorset is a very scenic county on the South Coast of England, it's countryside littered with historic towns, as well as numerous small villages and farming communities.

If you plan to visit Dorset, you can stay in a hotel or Bed & Breakfast, but why not go one better and rent a house or apartment instead.

Holidaylettings.co.uk has hundreds of rental properties in Dorset, as well as the rest of the UK and other locations around the world.

SOUTHEAST DORSET

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christchurch, bournemouth, boscombe, ringwood, poole, sandbanks, purbeck hills, swanage, corfe castle, wareham
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SOUTH DORSET

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dorchester, wool, kimmeridge, lulworth cove, army ranges, bovington
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SOUTHWEST DORSET

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weymouth, portland bill, chesil beach, abbotsbury, bridport, west bay, lyme regis, sidmouth.

NORTH DORSET

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shaftesbury, sherborne, yeovil, wimborne

OTHER LENSES ABOUT DORSET

These are lenses by other lensmasters that are about Dorset and which I feel are worthy of a listing here. If you have the time, I am sure you will find these also very interesting and informative.
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OTHER LENSES ABOUT ENGLAND

These are outstanding lenses by other lensmasters about England, and which I feel deserve recognition.
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Dorset In The News

WEST DORSET: Challenging end to season for Bees
By Stuart Broom RECENT results and the effect of the freezing conditions has set challenging finishes to the season for both Weymouth and Bridport, whilst although it has meant no game for Dorchester Town for five weeks, they may well have benefitted ...
261 council officers in Dorset and the New Forest now earn £50K or more. Are ...
Local authorities across Dorset and the New Forest now have 261 senior council officers earning more than £50000 a year ? with a combined wage bill of approximately £17million. However, councils point out that this is largely due to an equal pay review ...
£15m cuts approved by Dorset County Council
Coun Campbell said: ?I believe it is right to extend the freeze for a further year, in order to provide some assistance to hard pressed Dorset households during the current difficult economic climate.? The budget faced strong opposition from Liberal ...
Dorset County Council circumvents prayer ruling
Dorset County Council came up with a way of getting round a controversial new ruling that threatened to put an end to prayers at council meetings. A High Court ruling last week declared that prayers at formal meetings such as council meetings, ...
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HIDDEN PLACES OF DORSET, HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT: An informative guide to the more secluded and less well-known places in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

HIDDEN PLACES OF DORSET, HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT: An informative guide to the more secluded and less well-known places in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

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