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This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Settlements with a population over 3,000 are in bold. For a list of districts see the main Dorset article. See List of places in England for settlements in other counties.

• Villages are labelled normally eg. Abbotsbury.
• Towns are labelled in bold eg. Blandford Forum.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Places of interest

[edit] Settlements

[edit] A

• Abbotsbury, Affpuddle, Alderholt, Allington, Alton Pancras, Arne, Ashmore, Askerswell

[edit] B

• Batcombe, Beaminster, Bere Regis, Bincombe, Bishop's Caundle, Blackdown, Blandford Forum, Bloxworth, Bothenhampton, Bournemouth, Bourton, Bradford Abbas, Bradford Peverell, Bradpole, Branksome, Bridport, Broadmayne, Broadwey, Broadwindsor, Bryanston, Buckhorn Weston, Buckland Newton, Buckland Ripers, Burstock, Burton Bradstock, Beacon Hill

[edit] C

• Canford Cliffs, Cann, Castleton, Castletown, Cattistock, Caundle Marsh, Cerne Abbas, Chalbury, Chaldon Herring, Charlestown, Charlton Marshall, Charminster, Charmouth, Chedington, Cheselbourne, Chetnole, Chettle, Chickerell, Chideock, Child Okeford, Chiswell, Christchurch, Church Knowle, Clifton Maybank, Colehill, Compton Abbas, Compton Valence, Coombe Keynes, Corfe Castle, Corfe Mullen, Corscombe, Cranborne, Crossways

[edit] D

• Dewlish, Dorchester, Durweston

[edit] E

• East Bexington, East Lulworth, East Orchard, East Stoke, East Stour, Easton, Edmondsham, Evershot

[edit] F

• Farnham, Ferndown, Fifehead Magdalen, Fifehead Neville, Fleet, Folke, Fontmell Magna, Fortuneswell, Frampton, Frome St Quintin, Frome Vauchurch

[edit] G

• Gillingham, Glanvilles Wootton, Godmanstone, Gussage

[edit] H

• Halstock, Hamworthy, Hazelbury Bryan, Hermitage, Herston, Hilfield, Hilton, Hinton Martell, Hinton Parva, Hinton St Mary, Holnest, Holt, Holway, Holwell, Hooke, Horton, Hurn

[edit] I

• Ibberton, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster

[edit] K

• Kimmeridge, King Stag, Kingston (in North Dorset), Kingston (in Purbeck), Kingston Russell, Kington Magna

[edit] L

• Langton Herring, Langton Matravers, Leigh, Lillington, Little Mannington, Littlebredy, Littlemoor, Litton Cheney, Loders, Long Bredy, Long Crichel, Longburton, Lydlinch, Lyme Regis, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster

[edit] M

• Maiden Newton, Mannington, Manston, Mappowder, Marnhull, Marshwood, Melbury Abbas, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Melcombe Horsey, Melcombe Regis, Milborne St Andrew, Milton Abbas, Minterne Magna, Moor Crichel, Morden, Moreton, Motcombe, Mosterton

[edit] N

• Netherbury, Nether Compton, Nottington

[edit] O

• Oborne, Okeford Fitzpaine, Osmington, Osmington Mills, Over Compton, Overcombe, Owermoigne, Oxbridge

[edit] P

• Pamphill, Peacemarsh, Pentridge, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Pimperne, Plush, Pokesdown, Poole, Portesham, Isle of Portland, Poundbury, Powerstock, Poxwell, Poyntington, Preston, Puddletown, Pulham, Puncknowle, Purse Caundle

[edit] R

• Radipole, Rampisham, Ridge, Ringstead, Ryme Intrinseca

[edit] S

• Sandbanks, Sandford, Sandford Orcas, Seaborough, Shaftesbury, Shapwick, Sherborne, Shillingstone, Shipton Gorge, Silton, Sixpenny Handley, South Perrott, Southwell, Spetisbury,St Ives, St Leonards, Stalbridge, Stanton St Gabriel, Steeple, Stinsford, Stoborough, Stoborough Green, Stoke Abbott, Stour Provost, Stour Row, Stourpaine, Stourton Caundle, Stratton, Studland, Sturminster Marshall, Sturminster Newton, Sutton Poyntz, Sutton Waldron, Swanage, Swyre, Sydling St Nicholas, Symondsbury

[edit] T

• Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rushton, Thorncombe, Thornford, Tincleton, Todber, Toller Porcorum, Tolpuddle, Trent, Turners Puddle, Turnworth, Tyneham

[edit] U

• Upcerne, Upton, Upwey

[edit] V

• Verwood

[edit] W

• Wakeham, Walkford, Wareham, Warmwell, West Bexington, West Knighton, West Lulworth, West Moors, West Parley, West Stafford, West Stour, Weymouth, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne St Giles, Winfrith Newburgh, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Houghton, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne St Martin, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch, Winterborne Zelston, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Witchampton, Woodlands, Woodsford, Wool, Woolland, Wootton Fitzpaine, Worgret, Worth Matravers, Wyke Regis

[edit] Y

• Yetminster

[edit] Places of interest

Abbotsbury Abbey Abbotsbury Castle Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens Badbury Rings Blue Pool Bokerley Dyke Brownsea Island Bulbarrow Hill Canford Heath Cerne Abbas giant Chettle House Clouds Hill Corfe Castle Cranborne Manor Crichel House Dorset Cursus Edmondsham House Eggardon Fiddleford Mill Flagstones Forde Abbey Hambledon Hill Hammoon Manor Hardy Monument Hardy's Cottage Hengistbury Head Hod Hill Holt Heath, Dorset Horton Tower Jordan Hill Roman Temple Kingston Lacy Kingston Maurward Kingston Russell Lewesdon Hill Limekiln Hill Lulworth Castle Maiden Castle Maumbury Rings Melbury Down Milton Abbey Monkey World Moors Valley Country Park Mount Pleasant henge Nine Barrow Down Osmington White Horse Pilsdon Pen Portland Castle Portland Sculpture Park Poundbury Hill Purse Caundle Manor Sherborne Abbey Sherborne Castle Sherborne House Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury Stonebarrow Hill Swanage Railway Bovington Tank Museum, Bovington Wareham Forest Wimborne Minster Winterborne Came House

On the Jurassic Coast (a World Heritage Site) Abbotsbury Swannery (not AL) Bat's Head Bran Point Chapman's Pool Chesil Beach and The Fleet (partly AL) Church Ope Cove Dancing Ledge Durdle Door Durlston Country Park Golden Cap Hambury Tout Isle of Portland and Portland Bill (partly AL) Kimmeridge Lulworth Cove Nothe Fort Old Harry Rocks Osmington Mills Ringstead Bay Rufus Castle Sandsfoot Castle South West Coast Path, a long distance footpath St Aldhelm's Head Studland Bay Thorncombe Beacon Tyneham (MOD ghost village) Weymouth Beach Worbarrow Bay (MOD) White Nothe Winspit

[edit] See also

• List of Dorset beaches

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