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This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset , shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis .
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. Contents:
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.
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 ...
The Dorset County Show, which in 2011 will be in its 170th year, is a celebration of Dorset's relationship with agriculture. [30] The two-day event showcases local produce and livestock and attracts some 55,000 people. [ 30 ]
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the eight current constituencies in Dorset, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries following the reorganisation of local government authorities within the county.
Dorset in the Civil War 1625-1665. Dorset Books. Hilliam, David (2010). The Little Book of Dorset. Stroud, Glos.: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5704-8. Hutchins, John, 1741 (First Edition). History and Antiquities of Dorset. Third edition reprinted 1973. Kerr, Barbara, 1968. Bound to the Soil: A Social History of Dorset 1750-1918. London ...
Between the Anglo-Saxon period and the Local Government Act 1888, the county of Dorset was divided into hundreds and boroughs (and from the mediaeval period, liberties as well). The Local Government Act 1888 replaced the hundreds and liberties with urban and rural districts, based on the sanitary districts of the Poor Law Unions which existed ...