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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.
Dorset shown within England. Dorset is a county located 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). It spans 90 kilometres (56 mi) from east to west and 63 kilometres (39 mi) from north to south.
Dorset / ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t / (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi); it borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east.
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 ]
A visitor centre and car park occupy a hillside at Lulworth Cove, a popular attraction in the Dorset National Landscape. The coast and countryside in the National Landscape area are valued for its recreational amenity value, with the Dorset National Landscape Partnership recognising pressure from a population of 2.15 million people who live within 40 miles of the National Landscape. [1]
The Dorset were highly skilled at making refined miniature carvings, and striking masks. Both indicate an active shamanistic tradition. The Dorset culture was remarkably homogeneous across the Canadian Arctic, but there were some important variations which have been noted in both Greenland and Newfoundland / Labrador regions. [citation needed]
Dorset on exhibition at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Dorset Horn is an endangered British breed of domestic sheep. It is documented from the seventeenth century, and is highly prolific, sometimes producing two lambing seasons per year. Among British sheep, it is the only breed capable of breeding throughout the winter. [5]: 800
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 ...