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County of England
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Dorset is a ceremonial county on the south coast of England, in the West Country consisting two unitary authorities. Most of the Dorset Unitary Authority is agricultural with scattered historic villages and market towns while the Bournemouth-Christchurch-Poole Unitary Authority (BCP) consists of the conurbation in the county's south-eastern corner. In this article, except where explicitly noted otherwise, "Dorset" refers to the ceremonial county.
By train
Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth, Weymouth and on a separate line Sherborne and Gillingham are connected directly to London Waterloo, taking approximately 2 to 3 hours.
By car
The A303 is the main route from London into the north of the county (and has Stonehenge half-way).
By boat
There are ferries from Jersey, Guernsey, Cherbourg, France, to Poole and Weymouth run by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries.
Much of Dorset is very rural, and though there are many bus routes, many do not have regular and often services, or may only run on market and pension days.
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