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Dorset A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Dorset.
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Last updated: April 16, 2024
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A
Famous chalk hill-figure
Cerne Abbas Giant
B
Disease which first arrived in England at W in 1348
Black Death
C
Long shingle beach which makes up most of the county's western coastline
Chesil Beach
D
County town; gave the county its name
Dorchester
E
Local newspaper founded in 1921
Dorset Echo
F
Town known for its Georgian architecture
Blandford Forum
G
Northernmost town; shares its name with a town in Kent
Gillingham
H
Prehistoric hill fort near F; also site of a battle between Clubmen and Cromwell
Hambledon Hill
I
Ancient marine reptile; Mary Anning found a skeleton of one in R in 1811
Ichthyosaur
J
Area of coastline and World Heritage Site
Jurassic Coast
K
Savoury ball-shaped biscuit
Dorset knob
L
Perfectly circular natural cove on the J
Lulworth Cove
M
Bowl-shaped valley in the west
Marshwood Vale
N
One of the world's hottest chili peppers
Dorset naga
O
Famous chalk cliff formations at the eastern end of the J
Old Harry Rocks
P
Island known for its limestone and its Bill
Portland
Q
Tourist area of Poole
Poole Quay
R
Seaside town
Lyme Regis
S
Market town with an abbey, a famous school, and a castle
Sherborne
T
Labourers who were transported to Australia and later pardoned
Tolpuddle Martyrs
U
T were punished for this activity
Unionising
V
The first attack in England by these people took place at P in 789
Vikings
W
Second-largest town
Weymouth
X
 
Y
Village near Somerset with 17th-century limestone architecture
Yetminster
Z
Section of the B3081; the "bendiest road in Britain"
Zig Zag Hill
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