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Towns in Dorset
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Abbotsbury
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Alderholt
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Almer
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Arne
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Ashmore
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Askerswell
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Batcombe
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Beaminster
The market town of Beaminster makes a charming place to shop, browse and sample local fare. Three times devastated by fire, this prosperous little town once thrived from wool cloth and sailcloth, sackcloth and shoe-thread, rope and twine. |
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Bere Regis
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Bincombe
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Bishops Caundle
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Blandford Forum
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Bloxworth
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Boscombe
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Bournemouth
Internationally renowned for being one of Europe's most fashionable resorts, Bournemouth attracts millions of visitors of all ages and nationalities each year |
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Bourton
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Bovington Camp
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Bradford Abbas
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Bradpole
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Bridport
Bridport was once the focus for the rope and networking industry in the 13th century, hence the long, narrow rope-walks used originally for twisting and drying the cord and twine made in Bridport. |
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Broadmayne
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Broadstone
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Broadwey
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Broadwindsor
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Buckhorn Weston
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Buckland Newton
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Burstock
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Burton
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Burton Bradstock
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Canford Cliffs
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Canford Magna
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Castletown
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Cerne Abbas
Famed for the Cerne Giant - a striking, mysterious, 180-foot high figure cut into the chalk downs overlooking the village, Cerne Abbas is popular for its picturesque streets, 15th century houses and Abbey ruins. |
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Chalbury
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Chaldon Herring
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Charlton
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Charlton Marshall
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Charminster
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Charmouth
Charmouth with its sandy beach, is world famous for the fossils formed within Jurassic rocks 200 million years ago, and now being revealed as the cliffs erode in massive landslips. |
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Chelborough
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Cheselbourne
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Chesil
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Chetnole
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Chettle
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Chickerell
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Chideock
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Child Okeford
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Christchurch
Historic Christchurch nestles between the River Avon and Stour at their confluence and enjoys unparalleled harbour views, walks and wildlife. Close to lively Bournemouth and the tranquillity of the New Forest and rural Dorset… |
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Compton
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Compton Abbas
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Corfe Castle
One of the oldest castles in England, Corfe Castle still stands as a ruin, but is also one of the most well-known sights in Dorset. The castle has a lot of history, and is an excellent place to learn about itself and other castles |
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Corfe Mullen
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Corscombe
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Cranborne
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Cranborne Chase
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Daggons
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Dewlish
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Dorchester
The county town of Dorchester has much to offer the visitor, with its bustling shopping precincts, elegant 18th century houses and vital cultural life. |
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Durweston
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East Lulworth
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East Orchard
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East Parley
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East Stoke
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East Stour
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Easton
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Edmondsham
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Evershot
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Farnham
As you walk from the top of the fielded hill into the beginning of Farnham you will find your self walking amongst delightful assorted cottages. |
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Ferndown
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Fontmell Magna
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Fortuneswell
Fortuneswell is a village on the northern side of the Isle of Portland. Its streets wind their way up steep hills which rise from sea level near Chesil Beach to a height of 500 feet at the top of the isle. |
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Frampton
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Frome St. Quintin
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Gillingham
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Glanvilles Wooton
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Godmanstone
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Grimstone
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Grove
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Gussage St Michael
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Halstock
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Hammoon
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Hampreston
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Hamworthy
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Handley
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Haselbury Bryan
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Haydon
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Highcliffe
Lying four miles to the east of Christchurch, Highcliffe is just over a century old and during recent years has developed into a thriving and attractive area with beautiful, clean beaches, an excellent range of accommodation and good parking facilities. |
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Hilton
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Holdenhurst
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Holton Heath
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Holwell
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Hooke
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Horton
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Hurn
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Iford
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Iwerne Minster
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Kimmeridge
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Kingston
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Langton Matravers
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Leigh
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Lillington
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Little Bredy
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Loders
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Long Bredy
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Long Burton
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Long Crichel
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Longham
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Lulworth Camp
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Lydlinch
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Lyme Regis
The dramatic coastline of Lyme Regis is an area of great natural beauty, criss-crossed by good rambling paths, and home to many kinds of flora and fauna. |
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Lytchett Matravers
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Lytchett Minster
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Maiden Newton
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Manston
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Mappowder
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Marnhull
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Marshwood
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Melbury Abbas
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Melbury Bubb
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Melcombe Regis
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Milborne St. Andrew
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Milton Abbas
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Morden
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Morecombelake
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Moreton
Quiet, peaceful, off the beaten track, Moreton is a mixture of village styles - linear in parts with a little thatched street, dispersed in others. |
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Mosterton
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Motcombe
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Mudeford
Only two miles from Christchurch, Mudeford is a charming fishing village lying at the entrance to Christchurch Harbour, a mecca for water-sports enthusiasts and fishermen. |
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Nether Cerne
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Netherbury
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Osmington
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Over Compton
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Overcombe
Overcombe is a quiet beachfront area on the eastern side of Weymouth. It is about 2 miles from the town centre and harbour, with a frequent bus service. There is adequate parking. The beach itself is sand and shingle and is safe. |
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Owermoigne
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Parkstone
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Pentridge
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Piddlehinton
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Piddletrenthide
In the year 1002, Emma, the daughter of the Duke of Normandy, received, on her marriage to Ethelred (The Unready), land in the village of Piddletrenthide, in the valley of the River Piddle. |
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Pilsdon
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Pimperne
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Poole
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Portesham
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Portland Harbour
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Powerstock
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Poxwell
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Preston
Preston'is'a'large,'quiet'residential'suburb'of'Weymouth'just'over'2'miles'east'of'the'town'centre.''Although'part'of'Weymouth'it'retains'its'village'feel'and'still'includes'farmland.'' |
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Puddletown
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Puncknowle
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Radipole
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Rampisham
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Ringstead
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Rodwell
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Shaftesbury
Arriving in Shaftesbury from the north-east, one may well be given the impression that it is much like many others - a bustling and pleasant little town situated on the borders of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. |
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Shapwick
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Sherborne
Sherborne is a mellow-stoned living pageant of history. The ancient Abbey Church has one of the most graceful and delicate fan-vaulted roofs in England, and some fine stained glass. |
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Shillingstone
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Shroton
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Silton
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South Perrott
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Southbourne
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Southwell
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Spetisbury
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St. Ives
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St. Leonards
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Stalbridge
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Stoborough
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Stoke Abbott
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Stour Provost
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Stourpaine
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Stourton Caundle
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Stratton
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Studland
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Sturminster Marshall
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Sturminster Newton
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Sutton Bingham
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Swanage
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Swyre
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Tarrant Gunville
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Tarrant Hinton
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Tarrant Keynston
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Tarrant Monkton
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Tarrant Rushton
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Thorncombe
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Three Legged Cross
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Todber
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Toller Porcorum
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Tolpuddle
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Trent
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Turners Puddle
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Tyneham
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Ulwell
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Upton
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Upwey
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Verwood
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Wareham
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West Bay
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West Chaldon
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West Compton
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West Lulworth
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West Moors
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West Orchard
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West Parley
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Weston
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Weymouth
Weymouth is a diverse and popular resort set in the heart of the UNESCO Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It's bounded by Lyme Bay and Chesil Beach to the west, and Weymouth Bay to the south and east. |
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Whitchurch Canonicorum
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Whitcombe
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Whitechurch
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Wimborne Minster
The delightful historic, bustling market town of Wimborne Minster lies in the picturesque water meadows of the rivers Stour and Allen. Wimborne Minster is twinned with Valognes in France and Ochsenfurt in Germany. |
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Wimborne St. Giles
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Winfrith Newburgh
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Winterborne Abbas
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Winterborne Kingston
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Winterborne Monkton
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Winterborne Steepleton
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Winterborne Stickland
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Winton
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Witchampton
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Woodsford
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Wool
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Woolland
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Wootton Fitzpaine
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Worth Matravers
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Wyke Regis
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Yetminster
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