List of places in Dorset

This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Settlements with populations over 3,000 are listed in bold, as are all settlements classified as towns (example: Blandford Forum). Other settlements in plain text (example: Abbotsbury).

Contents: 

• Top
• 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

This article is about settlements in the county of Dorset. For a list of sights, see Places of interest in Dorset. For settlements in other counties, see List of places in England.

Map of places in Dorset compiled from this list

Bournemouth

Poole

Christchurch

Weymouth

Blandford Forum

Sherborne

Dorchester

Bridport

Verwood

Gillingham

Some of the larger settlements of Dorset.

Settlements

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

• Dewlish, Dorchester, Durweston

E

• East Compton, East Creech, East Knighton, East Lulworth, East Orchard, East Pulham, East Stoke, East Stour, Easton, Edmondsham, Evershot

F

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

G

• Gillingham, Glanvilles Wootton, Goathill, Godmanstone, Gussage All Saints, Gussage St. Andrew, Gussage St. Michael, Guy's Marsh

H

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

I

• Ibberton, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster

K

• Kimmeridge, Kings Stag, Kingston (North Dorset), Kingston (Purbeck), Kingston Russell, Kington Magna, Knowlton

L

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

M

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

N

• Netherbury, Nether Cerne, Nether Compton, Nettlecombe, Nottington

O

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

P

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

R

• Radipole, Rampisham, Ridge, Ringstead, Ryall, Ryme Intrinseca

S

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

T

• Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rawston, Tarrant Rushton, Thorncombe, Thornford, Tincleton, Todber, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, Toller Whelme, Tolpuddle, Trent, Trickett's Cross, Turners Puddle, Turnworth, Tyneham

U

• Up Cerne, Up Sydling, Uploders, Upton, Upwey

V

• Verwood

W

• Wakeham, Walkford, Wareham, Warmwell, West Bexington, West Chelborough, West Compton, West Knighton, West Lulworth, West Moors, West Orchard, West Parley, West Stafford, West Stour, Weymouth, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Whitcombe, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne St Giles, Winfrith Newburgh, Winkton, 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, Woodyates, Wool, Woolland, Wootton Fitzpaine, Worgret, Worth Matravers, Wyke Regis, Wynford Eagle

Y

• Yetminster

See also

• Places of interest in Dorset
• List of Dorset beaches
• Villages of Portland
• Population of major settlements