West Dorset Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| West Dorset District | |
|---|---|
Shown within Dorset | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Dorset |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 20th 1,081.48 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Dorchester |
| ONS code: | 19UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 233rd 94,007 87 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.7% White |
| Politics | |
West Dorset District Council http://www.westdorset-dc.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Jim Knight, Oliver Letwin |
Settlements
The main settlements in West Dorset are Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in the south of the district, an important settlement since Roman times. In the north of the district Sherborne is an important market town which was, for a time, the capitol of Wessex. Lyme Regis and Bridport are tourist towns on the Jurassic Coast in the south of the district.
- Settlements with a population over 2,500 are in bold.
- Abbotsbury, Allington, Alton Pancras, Askerwell
- Batcombe, Beaminster, Beer Hackett, Bettiscombe, Bincombe, Bishops Caundle, Bothenhampton, Bradford Abbas, Bradford Peverell, Bradpole, Bridport, Broadmayne, Broadwindsor, Buckland Newton, Burstock, Burton Bradstock, Castleton, Cattistock, Caundle Marsh, Cerne Abbas, Charminster, Charmouth, Cheselbourne, Chetnole, Chickerell, Chideock, Clifton Maybank, Compton Valence, Corscombe, Crossways
- Dewlish, Dorchester
- Evershot
- Fleet, Folke, Frampton, Frome St Quintin, Frome Vauchurch
- Godmanstone
- Halstock, Hermitage, Hilfield, Holnest, Holwell, Hooke
- Langton Herring, Leigh, Lillington, Littlebredy, Litton Cheney, Loders, Long Bredy, Longburton, Lyme Regis
- Maiden Newton, Marshwood, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Melcombe Horsey, Minterne Magna, Mosterton
- Netherbury, Nether Compton
- Oborne, Osmington, Over Compton, Owermoigne
- Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Portesham, Powerstock, Poyntington, Puddletown, Puncknowle, Purse Caundle
- Rampisham, Ryme Intrinseca
- Sandford Orcas, Seaborough, Sherborne, Shipton Gorge, South Perrott, Stanton St Gabriel, Stinsford, Stoke Abbott, Stratton, Swyre, Sydling St Nicholas, Symondsbury
- Thorncombe, Thornford, Tincleton, Toller Porcorum, Tolpuddle, Trent
- Warmwell, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitechurch Canonicorum, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne St Martin, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Woodsford, Wootton Fitzpaine
- Yetminster
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