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On this map of Thomas Hardy's Wessex, the "Heart of Wessex" would be made up of Dorset (10), Somerset (30) and Wiltshire (37) The Heart of Wessex Combined Authority is a proposed combined authority in south-west England. The proposal is linked to the English Devolution Bill, first proposed in 2024 by the Labour government. [1]
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.
[5] [6] In 2021 a new plan including Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole was being pursued, though lacking appetite for a mayor. [7] Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth and Southampton city councils, and the cabinet of the Isle of Wight Council have voted in favour of bringing forward the proposal.
It is mainly within the county of Dorset, extending cross border into Hampshire. Essentially, the function of the belt is to control development expansion in the South East Dorset conurbation and outlying towns and villages. [1] It is managed by local planning authorities on guidance from central government.
Portsmouth City Council, also a UA, has 25 Liberal Democrat, 12 Conservative and 5 Labour councillors. [101] Hampshire has its own County Youth Council (HCYC) [102] and is an independent youth-run organisation. It meets once a month around Hampshire and aims to give the young people of Hampshire a voice.
The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [18] Changes to the. Christchurch (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary; East Dorset (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary; New Forest (Hampshire)/Salisbury (Wiltshire) boundary; Test Valley (Hampshire)/Kennet (Wiltshire) boundary
Bournemouth and Christchurch were historically part of the county of Hampshire, while Poole was historically a part of Dorset and was a county corporate. By the mid-20th century, the towns had begun to coalesce as a conurbation , and in the Local Government Act 1972 the three areas were brought together under the non-metropolitan county of ...
The A31 serves as a bypass for the conurbation, north of Poole and Bournemouth but south of many of the satellite towns, and is dual carriageway for most of its length. To the west the A31 merges with the A35 at Bere Regis where they continue west to Dorchester and Exeter. The A35 runs through the centres of the main towns in the conurbation.