Dorset
Dorset is a unitary authority area within the larger ceremonial county of Dorset, South West England. It covers the entire ceremonial county with the exception of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the south-east.- County with about 376,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 feet (50 metres)
- …is abbreviated as “DOR”
- Description: unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Dorset, South West England, United Kingdom
- Also known as“County of Dorset”“Dorsetshire”
Places of Interest
Discover Athelhampton Hall and Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum.
St John’s Church, Tincleton
St John's Church is a Church of England church in Tincleton, Dorset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolpuddle and Affpuddle.
Dorset
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Latitude
50.75° or 50° 45′ north
Longitude
-2.3333° or 2° 20′ west
Open location code
9C2VQM28+2M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = county
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Dorset” goes by many names.
دورستArabic
ԴորսետArmenian
ДорсетBelarusian
ДорсэтBelarusian
ДорсетBulgarian
DorsetCatalan
DorsetCebuano
Dorset (distrito)Cebuano
多塞特Chinese
多塞特郡Chinese
DorsetDutch
Dorset (district)Dutch
DorsetGalician
κομητεία του ΝτόρσετGreek
ΝτόρσετGreek
דורסטHebrew
डॉर्सेटHindi
DorsetItalian
ドーセットJapanese
도싯 주Korean
DorcestriaLatin
DorsetaLatvian
DorsetasLithuanian
Grofschaft DorsetLuxembourgish
ഡോർസെറ്റ്Malayalam
ꯗꯣꯔꯁꯦꯠManipuri
डॉर्सेटMarathi
DorsetMin Nan Chinese
Dorset (koān)Min Nan Chinese
DorsæteOld English (ca. 450-1100)
دورستPersian
DorsetPolish
Dorset (dystrykt)Polish
ДорсетRussian
DorsetSlovenian
DorsetSwedish
ดอร์เซตThai
DorsetTumbuka
ДорсетUkrainian
DorsetWelsh
Dorset (awdurdod unedol)Welsh
Dorset (awdurdol unedol)Welsh
ڈورسٹWestern Panjabi
דארסעטYiddish
多實郡Yue Chinese
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