East Dorset

district, England, United Kingdom
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Also known as: Wimborne

East Dorset, district, administrative county of Dorset, southern England. It is located in the northeastern corner of the county directly north of the English Channel resorts of Bournemouth and Poole. The old parish (town) of Wimborne Minster is the administrative centre. Most of the district is part of the historic county of Dorset, but its easternmost section, including St. Leonards, is in the historic county of Hampshire. East Dorset district is a low-lying plain descending from the southerly slopes of Cranborne Chase, a chalk ridge to the northwest. Dairy cattle and cereals (particularly barley) are raised on the generally fertile ...(100 of 221 words)