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About Dorset

Dorset is a county of great beauty, situated on the South Coast of England, bounded by the Counties of Devon, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Dorset boasts an outstanding 75 mile long shore fronting the English Channel which separates the United Kingdom from mainland Europe. A traditional English county rich in archaeology, unspoilt rural villages and countryside. Nearby attractions include the picturesque and homely Town of Weymouth, Historic Sherborne Castle Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594, Mapperton House and Gardens of Elizabethan origin, home of the Earl and Countess of Sandwich. (add/update description)

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Abbotsbury a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset. Situated near the coast in one of the most...
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Bryanston in the county of Dorset
This is the home of a famous public school housed in a mansion built around 1890 for the Portman family. The house is set in...
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Hurn in the county of Dorset
This is a pretty Dorset village with pleasant period buildings from the 18th-century. One of its most attractive buildings being...
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Pilsdon in the county of Dorset
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Portland in the county of Dorset
As it juts into the sea Portland is bounded by some of the finest coastal scenery in the land, leaving behind the wide curve of...
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Poyntington in the county of Dorset
This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets. It...
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Shroton in the county of Dorset
Interestingly, this enchanting village was the scene of warfare as General Wolfe trained his troops before his assult on Quebec...
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Sixpenny Handley in the county of Dorset
Pretty English village with a famous signpost that these days puzzles the young who have little knowledge of coins...
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Sydling St Nicholas in the county of Dorset
This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful,...
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West Lulworth in the county of Dorset
A village and beautiful area of Dorset. One of the most visited geological areas of Britain, Lulworth Cove has recently been...
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