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Dorset
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Geography
Status

Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Origin: Historic
Region: South West England
Area
- Total
- Admin. council
- Admin. area
Ranked 20th
2,653 km²
Ranked 21st
2,542 km²
Admin HQ: Dorchester
Largest City/Town: Bournemouth (Unitary Authority)
: GB-DOR
ONS code: 19
NUTS 3: UKK22
Demographics
Population
- Total (2004 est.)
- Density
- Admin. council
- Admin. pop.
Ranked
Photographs

References

  • Arkell, W.J., 1978. The Geology of the Country around Weymouth, Swanage, Corfe & Lulworth. London: Geological Survey of Great Britain, HMSO.
  • Davies, G.M., 1956. A Geological Guide to the Dorset Coast, 2nd ed. London: A & C Black.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911. [Dorsetshire].
  • Perkins, John W., 1977. Geology Explained in Dorset. London: David & Charles.
  • Pitt-Rivers, Michael, 1968. Dorset. London: Faber & Faber.
  • Taylor, Christopher, 1970. The making of the Dorset landscape. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
  • West, Ian, 2004. [Geology of the Wessex Coast and Southern England], Southampton University, (Accessed between Sep 2003 and Oct 2004).

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