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DORSET COUNTY
Dorset, once called Dorsetshire, is a county in South West England
on the English Channel coast. The main county town is Dorchester,
situated in the south of the county. Around half of the Dorset's
population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation. The rest of
the county is largely rural with a relatively low population
density. Dorset's motto is 'Who's Afear'd'.
Dorset is famous for its beautiful coastline, the Jurassic Coast,
which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of
Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door, as well as the holiday
resorts of Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Swanage, and Lyme Regis.
Dorset is the setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, who was born
near Dorchester. The county has a long history of human settlement
and some notable archaeology, including the hill forts of Maiden
Castle and Hod Hill.
Originally, the main industry in Dorset was agriculture. This is not
still the case, but there is still a lot of evidence of the
industry. The beautiful managed landscape and meeting tractors on
awkward roads is still testament to the presence of agriculture in
Dorset.
One of Dorset's famous products is the Dorset Knob, a hard biscuit.
It can be used as an accompaniment to cheese, especially the local
Dorset cheese, Blue Vinney.
Tourism has grown as an industry in Dorset since the early 19th
century. 4.2 million British tourists and 260,000 foreign tourists
visited the county in 2002, spending a combined total of £768
million.
Dorset will host the only Olympic event at the 2012 Summer Olympics
held outside London – sailing – at the Weymouth and Portland
National Sailing Academy in Portland Harbour. Weymouth and
Portland's waters have been credited by the Royal Yachting
Association as amongst the best in Northern Europe.
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