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Pages in category "Grade II listed parks and gardens in Dorset" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Dorset (11 P) Pages in category "Parks and open spaces in Dorset" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The districts of Dorset were Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, East Dorset, Christchurch, and the unitary authorities Bournemouth and Poole. As there are 508 Grade II* listed buildings in the county they have been split into separate lists for each former district.
The majority is also designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Importance. In 1997 the Dorset and East Devon Coast was awarded World Heritage Site status for its geological importance. Durlston is in the Dorset National Landscape area and the Purbeck Heritage Coast (which holds a Council of Europe Diploma for its management).
Toller Porcorum (/ p ɔːr ˈ k ɔːr əm /) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Toller valley 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Dorchester.In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a population of 307.
The nearest railway station to Chickerell is Weymouth, 2.0 miles (3.2 km) away from the town. [10] The nearest coach station is at Weymouth, the nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport. The B3157 Chickerell Road connects Chickerell to Weymouth east bound, and Bridport along the coast to the west. This is the only major road in or near the town.
In the early 20th century, Shire Hall in Dorchester was the local facility for dispensing justice and the meeting place of Dorset County Council. [1] After deciding the Shire Hall was inadequate for their needs, county leaders chose to procure a new county headquarters: the site selected had previously been open land known as "Colliton Park" which had once been occupied by the monastic ...
North Dorset: Askerswell: 154 [18] 6.99 Bridport Rural District [19] West Dorset: Athelhampton and Puddletown [20] Dorchester Rural District [7] West Dorset: Batcombe: Sherborne Rural District [21] West Dorset: Beaminster (town) 3,136 [22] 24.29 Beaminster Rural District [23] West Dorset: Beer Hackett: Sherborne Rural District [21] West Dorset ...