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List Of Places In Dorset
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold; other settlements in plain text. A *Abbotsbury, Affpuddle, Alderholt, Alderney, Alder Hills, Alexandra Park, Allington, Alton Pancras, Arne, Ashley Cross, Ashmore, Askerswell, Avon Beach B *Baiter Park, Batcombe, Beacon Hill, Beaminster, Bear Cross, Bearwood, Belchalwell, Bere Regis, Bettiscombe, Bincombe, Bishop's Caundle, Blackdown, Blackwater, Blandford Forum, Bloxworth, Bookham, Boscombe, Bothenhampton, Bournemouth, Bournemouth Town Centre, Bourton, Bradford Abbas, Bradford Peverell, Bradpole, Branksome, Branksome Park, Branksome Woods, Bridport, Broadmayne, Broadstone, Broadwey, Broadwindsor, Bryanston, Buckhorn Weston, Buckland Newton, Buckland Ripers, Burstock, Burton Bradstock, Burton C *Canford Cliffs, Canford Heath, Canford Magna, Cann, Castleton, Castletown, Cattistock, Caundle Marsh, Cerne Abbas, Chalbury, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern England, English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the Local Government Act 1972, reorganisation of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allington, Dorset
Allington is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, north-west from the town of Bridport, with which it is physically contiguous; much of Allington lies within Bridport parish. In the 2011 census Allington civil parish had 371 dwellings, 339 households and a population of 766. Allington Hill rises to above the village; it is managed by the Woodland Trust. The hill is characteristic of the Upper Greensand hills and ridges found in the Marshwood and Powerstock Vales National Character Area. In 1086 in the Domesday Book Allington was recorded as ''Adelingtone''; it had 21 households, 3 ploughlands, of meadow and one mill. It was in Goderthorn Hundred and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Turstin son of Rolf. The parish church at North Allington, dedicated to St Swithun, was designed by Charles Wallis of Dorchester and built in 1826–27, and is a Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belchalwell
Belchalwell is a small village in the civil parish of Okeford Fitzpaine in the Blackmore Vale, North Dorset, England. It lies south of Sturminster Newton and northwest of Blandford Forum. Belchalwell Street is sited on Upper Greensand, with Lower Belchalwell on the boundary of Gault and Kimmeridge Clay, both beneath the north slopes of Bell Hill, part of the Dorset Downs. Belchalwell is Saxon in origin, with a medieval church, St Aldhelm's Church, much renovated. The name of the village describes a cold well on a hillside. The village has approximately 30 properties with fewer than a hundred residents, and is much reduced in size from former times, largely due to reductions in agricultural employment, which has always been the primary industry. One former resident was the TV personality Jack Hargreaves Jack Hargreaves OBE (1911–1994) was an English television presenter and writer whose enduring interest was to comment without nostalgia or sentimentality on accelera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearwood, Dorset
Bearwood is a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England. Bearwood is centred on a supermarket and medical and neighbourhood centre in King John Avenue. The area was mainly developed in the 1980s on what had been open heathland. The roads are named after titles of English nobility and people linked to the signing of ''Magna Carta''. This is derived from the fact that the oldest road in the area, a part of the Wimborne to Bournemouth road, is called Magna Road as it passes through the village of Canford Magna en route. There is School and Nursery in the area, Bearwood Primary and Nursery School. There is also a Preschool, Bearwood Pre-School. Public transport Buses operated by morebus (Wilts & Dorset) serves Bearwood: * Service 6/6a From Wimbourne via Bearwood to Bournemouth * Service 11 goes to Poole via Alderney. * Service 32 twice daily service from Poole to Bournemouth via Bearwood and Merley. * The shoreline 54 goes to Castlepoint via Bournemouth schools. * Service 50 and 86 also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Cross
Bear Cross is a suburb on the north-western edge of Bournemouth, Dorset, taking its name from the crossroads made by the main road ( A348) between Poole and Ringwood and the Wimborne Road/Magna Road ( A341). Etymology Long prior to any settlement taking place, this area was known as 'Beare Bottom', 'Beare' deriving from the Old English ''bearū'' (meaning 'woodland') and 'Bottom' simply denoting the area's location at the bottom of the Stour Valley. Strips of ancient woodland or ''bearū'' still survive and these gave rise, after 1925, to the tautological place-name Bearwood, denoting the suburban area immediately west of Bear Cross. It was once maintained that the name ‘Bear Cross’ commemorated a bear pit or bear-baiting post in the vicinity. More recent research suggests that this story only dates from 1970, when the origins of local toponyms were being discussed in Bournemouth's ''Evening Echo''. This story nevertheless gave rise to the image of a bear in chains which st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaminster
Beaminster ( ) is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit. The 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of Beaminster parish is 3,100. Beaminster is the product of the Anglo-Saxon age, dating back to around the 7th century, when it was known as Bebingmynster, meaning the church of Bebbe although the date of origin of the town is unknown. The place name and historic evidence indicates that it was probably the site of a primary Saxon minster church and was at the centre of a large episcopal estate. These are likely to have acted as a focus for a settlement, but evidence of its formation is lacking. In its history Beaminster has been a centre of manufacture of linen and woollens, the raw materials for which were produced in the surrounding countryside. The town experienced three serious fires i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beacon Hill, Dorset
Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches above sea level and there is a public footpath running roughly north to south over the top. Historically it was one of a series of beacons used to warn of the advancing Spanish Armada. The earlier name for the hill was Lytchett Beacon. Geography The hill is the highest point of Lytchett Heath which is part of the Dorset Heaths within the Poole Basin. To the northeast are old clay pits, now a landfill site operated by SITA UK. Beyond it, the land rises again to the summit of Upton Heath (), about 1 km away, where there is a trig point and nearby public car park. To the north-northwest, beyond the farmland, is the low, forested ridge of Stoney Down lying between the villages of Lytchett Matravers and Corfe Mullen History The hill has had a key role in the defence of Dorset since at least the 14th century. It was formerly known as ''Lechiot Beacon''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batcombe, Dorset
Batcombe is a small straggling village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated north-west of Dorchester below the northern scarp slope of the Dorset Downs. The name Batcombe derives from the Old English ''Bata'', a man's name, and ''cumb'', meaning valley. In 1201 it was known as ''Batecumbe''. The local travel links are located from the village to Chetnole railway station and to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is Stile Way. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish was 120. The civil parish is served by High Stoy Parish Council, which also covers Hermitage and Hilfield parishes. Parish church The church of St Mary Magdalene is on an ancient site. There has probably been a church there from the 11th century. The current building comprises a chancel, nave and 15th-century tower. The interior contains a font that has a Norman column (made from Ham Hill stone) with a cube-shaped l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiter Park
Baiter Park is a waterfront area of Poole, Dorset. Baiter Park is part of Harbourside Park along with Whitecliff Park. The park is bordered to the north by Labrador Drive and Catalina Drive and to the south by the edge of Poole Harbour and Parkstone Bay. Baiter Park is to the east of Poole Town Centre. The Port of Poole can be seen across the water. History The park is built on recently reclaimed land, recovered from Poole Harbour In 2018, residents were asked about a proposed £160,000 project to renovate Baiter and Whitecliff Park. In 2019, improvements were announced by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. References External links Baiter Parkat Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by ... Areas of Poole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avon Beach
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Askerswell
Askerswell () is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is sited on the small River Asker. It lies west of the county town Dorchester. The parish has an area of and in the northeast includes the western slopes of Eggardon Hill, including part of the Iron Age hill fort close to its summit. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 154. Toponymy The name Askerswell is derived from ''Osgar's Well'' or its Viking equivalent ''Asger's Well'', though local tradition is that Askers' Well is Dorset dialect for newts' well and refers to the name of the stream flowing through the village ("Askers" or the River Asker). History In 1086 in the Domesday Book Askerswell was recorded as ''Oscherwille''; it had 30 households, was in Eggardon Hundred and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Tavistock Abbey. Askerswell parish church has an early 15th-century west tower, but the rest of the building was rebuilt by Talbot Bury in 1858. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashmore
Ashmore is a village and civil parish in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, southwest of Salisbury. The village is centred on a circular pond and has a church and several stone cottages and farms, many with thatched roofs. It is the highest village in the county with the contour passing close to the village church (although the north side of the town of Shaftesbury, Dorset, is slightly higher at ). The pond or "mere" gave the village its original name of "Ash-mere".North Dorset District Council,''North Dorset Official District Guide'', Home Publishing Co. Ltd.,c.1983. p30 In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 188. History Three round barrows have been found in the parish: two barrows south of the village near Well Bottom, and one west of the village near the boundary with the village of Fontmell Magna; this latter barrow was excavated in the 19th century and bones were recovered. Ashmore may have been the site of a Neolithic market place or settlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
