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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.
This is a list of settlements in the county of Hampshire, England.Places highlighted in bold type are towns or cities.. The Isle of Wight was in Hampshire until 1890. [a] Bournemouth and adjacent parishes in the far west [b] were transferred to the ceremonial and administrative county of Dorset in 1974.
The Church of England Diocese of Winchester was founded in 676AD and covers about two thirds of Hampshire and extends into Dorset. [94] Smaller parts of Hampshire are covered by the dioceses of Portsmouth, Guildford and Oxford. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth covers Hampshire as well as the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. [95]
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold; ...
Hampshire (/ ˈ h æ m p ʃ ər /, /-ʃ ɪər / ⓘ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. The city of Southampton is the largest ...
First created in 1958 (Hampshire) [2] and 1980 (Dorset), [3] the belt takes up 36,000 hectares (360 km 2; 140 sq mi), 0.3% of the total land area of England (2017). [4] [5] Much of this is within the Dorset unitary authority area, with smaller portions within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Dorset's unitary authorities: 1 Dorset UA 2 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 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).
This is a list of settlements in Hampshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 42 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Hampshire , shown in the table below.