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Places to fish in Dorset

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Fishing Marks in Dorset

105 Marks Found

Abbotsbury Beach

(7.6/10)

A classic section of Chesil’s steep shingle, Abbotsbury Beach offers fast access to deep water close in. It fishes well through the year: summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad in clear water, plus smoothhounds and rays to crab or fish baits; autumn into winter produces whiting, pouting, dogfish and the...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Thornback Ray
Beach

Alum Chine

(6.9/10)

Alum Chine is a wide, sandy section of Bournemouth’s Poole Bay between Durley and Branksome Chines. It’s a clean-ground beach backed by a promenade and wooden groynes, with easy, year-round access and facilities close by. Fishing is best on a flooding tide into and after dusk when bathers thin out....

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole
Beach

Anvil Point

(6.7/10)

Prominent rocky headland by the lighthouse at Durlston, offering deep, kelpy water close in and strong tidal flow. Best in settled weather with a flooding tide, especially dawn/dusk through late spring to autumn for pollack, wrasse, mackerel and garfish; winter can see whiting and pouting after dark. Access is via...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel
Rocks

Arish Mell

(5.8/10)

A secluded shingle cove within the Lulworth Firing Ranges between Mupe Bay and Worbarrow Bay. Mixed ground: clean sand in the centre with kelp-covered rock and boulders at both ends. Deepens fairly quickly and fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk. Access is restricted to range-open days and the...

Bass Pollack Undulate Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish Smoothhound
Beach

Avon Beach

(6.8/10)

A gently shelving sandy/shingle beach in Christchurch Bay between Friars Cliff and Mudeford Quay. Avon Beach offers easy access, parking and facilities, making it popular. Fishing is best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark when anglers can reach the outer sand bars. Expect winter whiting and dogfish,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dover Sole Thornback Ray
Beach

Baiter Park

(6.5/10)

A flat, easily accessed harbour shoreline inside Poole Harbour with firm paths, slipways and patches of shingle over mud and sand. Shallow for long distances at low water, with gullies and channel edges that fish best on the flood and around high tide. Classic winter flounder venue and a reliable...

Bass Plaice Flounder Dover Sole Starry Smoothhound
Harbour

Fishing in Dorset

Summary

Dorset’s south-coast shoreline runs from Lyme Regis to Christchurch, mixing high Jurassic cliffs, the famous Chesil shingle bank, rocky headlands around Portland and Purbeck, and wide, sandy bays into Poole and Bournemouth with two large estuarine systems (Poole and Christchurch Harbours). It’s a top UK sea-angling destination thanks to variety: summer bream, bass and mackerel; smoothhounds and rays from surf and shingle; prolific wrasse and pollack on the rocks; plus sheltered harbour options year-round.

Location and Access

• West Dorset (Lyme Regis to West Bay):

  • Small harbours and mixed ground. Lyme’s Cobb offers mackerel, garfish and wrasse in summer; flounder and pollack possible. West Bay gives access to rougher ground and the start of Chesil; good for bass after a blow and general summer species.

• Chesil Beach (West Bay/Abbotsbury/Cogden/West Bexington/Chesil Cove):

  • Iconic steep shingle with deep water close in. Summer black bream, mackerel, scad, gurnard, plaice, sole; smoothhounds and rays after dark; winter whiting and pout. Distance casting helps but fish often patrol the surf line in colour. Extremely hazardous in swell.

• Portland & Portland Bill:

  • Rock ledges, kelp gullies and fast tides. Pollack, wrasse, bass, conger; occasional tope/smoothhound encounters. Lure and float fishing excel in clear water; ledger for conger/rays at night. The Portland tidal race is dangerous—choose marks with care.

• Weymouth Bay & Portland Harbour:

  • Friendly access with piers and sheltered water. Stone Pier and Pleasure Pier produce mackerel, gar, wrasse, pout, bass; autumn squid under lights. Portland Harbour holds bass, flounder, gilthead bream and mullet in season; good LRF venue.

• Purbeck Coast (Ringstead, Durdle Door/Lulworth, Kimmeridge, Swanage/Durlston):

  • Rock and reef interspersed with small coves. Kimmeridge ledges and Durlston produce wrasse, pollack, gar, and summer bream; bass in surfy coves after onshore blows. Swanage Pier is a classic beginner mark (variety plus squid in autumn). Some coves within MoD ranges (Worbarrow, Mupe) open only when ranges are not firing.

• Poole Bay & Bournemouth (Studland, Sandbanks, Boscombe/Branksome):

  • Long sandy beaches and groynes with clear-water summer fishing: plaice in spring, bream and mackerel June–September, rays on evening tides, bass on onshore surf. Studland and Sandbanks can be very productive on the flood with crab/sandeel.

• Poole Harbour & Christchurch/Mudeford:

  • Huge sheltered estuaries with channels, mudflats and banks. Spring plaice, summer gilthead bream and bass (especially on crabs), autumn flounder; mullet throughout warmer months. The Run at Mudeford is powerful—great for mackerel/gar on the flood and bass at dusk, but treat with utmost caution.

Seasons & Species

Spring (Mar–May)

  • Plaice: Poole Bay banks, Christchurch Harbour mouth, Sandbanks; best on sunny neaps with long snoods and beads.
  • Bass: First fish after spring blows; estuary channels on crabs, surf beaches on sandeel/peeler.
  • Smoothhound: Arrive late spring on crab baits, especially around Chesil/Portland and Poole Bay.
  • Mullet: Thick- and thin-lips show in harbours as temps rise.

Summer (Jun–Aug)

  • Mackerel & scad: Abundant along Chesil, Weymouth/Swanage piers, headlands in clear water.
  • Black bream: Peak June–Sept on reefs/clean patches (Chesil, Purbeck). Small hooks, squid/worm.
  • Wrasse (ballan/corkwing): Portland/Purbeck reefs on crab/worm/lures.
  • Bass: Surf beaches after onshore winds; lures at dawn/dusk; harbours on the flood.
  • Rays (thornback/undulate): Evening/night over sand/mixed ground; release undulates.
  • Smoothhound: Strong through July on peeler/crab cart.
  • Garfish: Float tactics off piers/ledges.

Autumn (Sep–Nov)

  • Bass: Prime time—big fish in surf and estuaries; lures and big baits.
  • Squid & cuttle: Oct–Dec from Weymouth and Swanage piers after dark on egi jigs.
  • Plaice/sole: Late runs from clean ground and harbour mouths at night.
  • Bream: Fades by late Oct but still around in settled spells.

Winter (Dec–Feb)

  • Whiting, pout, dogfish: Chesil, piers, open beaches on night tides.
  • Flounder: Poole/Christchurch systems on ragworm; variable year to year.
  • Occasional codling after strong easterlies, but increasingly scarce.

Notes

  • Gilthead bream now regular in Poole/Christchurch May–Oct.
  • Undulate ray are present across Dorset—photograph and release.
  • Check current bass retention rules (bag limits, size, and dates change).

Methods & Tackle

• Beach/shingle (Chesil/Poole Bay):

  • Rigs: Pulley pennel (3/0–5/0) for bass/rays/hounds; clipped-down up-and-over for distance; 2–3 hook flappers size 2–1 for general species; wishbone rigs for plaice.
  • Leads: 4–6 oz grip leads on shingle/surf; plain leads for slow drifts over sand.
  • Lines: 15–18 lb mainline with 60 lb shock leader for casting; heavier leaders (80 lb) for rays/conger.

• Rocks/ledges (Portland/Purbeck):

  • Lures: 20–40 g metals, slim minnows and soft plastics for bass/pollack; weedless softs around kelp.
  • Float: Rag/sandeel/strip for gar, mackerel, pollack.
  • Bottom: 30–50 lb braid, abrasion-resistant leaders; rotten-bottom link over rough ground.

• Piers/harbours (Weymouth/Swanage/Poole):

  • LRF: 1–7 g rods, small metals/isome for wrasse, blennies, scad, mini species.
  • Float and sabikis for mackerel/scad; small bream rigs near reefy patches.
  • Squid: Size 2.5–3.0 egi jigs at dusk/after dark autumn–early winter.

• Estuaries (Poole/Christchurch):

  • Ledgering with running rigs for plaice/flounder (size 2–4 hooks, long fluorocarbon snoods, beads/spoons).
  • Gilthead/bass: crab baits on strong size 1–2/0 hooks; simple running ledger or pulley.
  • Lures for bass: weightless/weedless soft plastics over shallow flats and channels on flooding tide.

• Baits: Ragworm, lugworm, peeler/hard crab, squid, mackerel strip, sandeel; live sandeel/whitelings for bass/pollack where available. • Presentation: Scale down hook size and snood diameter in clear water for bream/plaice; upsize and use strong mono (25–30 lb snoods) for rays/hounds. Night sessions often outfish days.

Tides and Conditions

• Prevailing winds SW–W bring swell to Chesil and West Dorset; light E–SE gives clear water and calmer seas for bream, mackerel, wrasse and lure fishing. • Onshore winds and stirred water switch on bass along Chesil, Purbeck coves and Poole Bay surf beaches—especially on a building tide and at dusk/dawn. • Big spring tides increase tide run at Portland Bill, St Aldhelm’s/St Albans and Mudeford Run—great for predators but hazardous. Neaps can suit bream/plaice and finesse lure work. • Poole and Christchurch Harbours fish best on moving water—often last 2 hours of flood and first of ebb in main channels; avoid peak ebb at narrow entrances for safety. • Clarity matters: clear = better for lures, bream, wrasse; coloured = better for bass/rays. After a blow, wait for dropping swell but retaining colour. • Unsafe conditions: any significant swell on Chesil (even 2–3 ft can be dangerous on the steep bank), strong wind-over-tide at Portland Bill and exposed ledges, and spring-tide surges at harbour mouths. If in doubt, do not fish.

Safety & Acccess

• Chesil Beach: Steep shingle with severe undertow—keep back from the water’s edge, never turn your back on waves, and avoid in any meaningful swell. Pack light; the shingle is hard going. • Cliffs/ledges (Portland/Purbeck): Unstable edges and falling rock. Wear grippy footwear and a personal flotation device; use a headtorch with spare batteries; avoid solo sessions on remote ledges. • Tide races: Portland Bill, St Aldhelm’s/St Albans and Mudeford Run are powerful—choose benign tides and conditions; be prepared to relocate if swell or wind-over-tide builds. • Harbours/estuaries: Deep, fast channels with soft mud—keep to paths and firm ground; be aware of boat traffic and no-fishing zones near ferry berths (Poole/Weymouth). • MoD ranges (Lulworth/Tyneham): Access to Worbarrow, Mupe and some cliffs is restricted during live firing. Check MoD opening times and obey signage. • Parking/access: Popular car parks at West Bexington, Cogden, Abbotsbury, Ferrybridge, Chesil Cove, Kimmeridge, Durdle Door, Swanage, Sandbanks and Hengistbury—pay-and-display common. Respect residents, gates and farm access. • Regulations: Southern IFCA byelaws apply; some nursery areas (e.g., Poole/Christchurch) have specific rules. Check current bass, wrasse (local conservation), and ray guidance; practice catch-and-release where appropriate.

Tips

• On Chesil, a gentle swell with coloured water at dusk is prime for bass—fish big sandeel or whole squid on a pulley pennel close to the surf line. • For spring plaice off Sandbanks/Poole Bay, use long fluorocarbon snoods (3–4 ft), size 2–1 hooks, minimal bait (rag/shellfish) and bright beads/spoons. • Black bream like clear water and small baits—use size 4–2 hooks with squid belly strips; keep leads just heavy enough to hold. • Portland wrasse love hard crab—present on a simple paternoster with a rotten-bottom link to save gear over kelp. • Squid fishing on Weymouth/Swanage piers is best an hour after dusk on a flooding tide; work jigs slowly under the lights. • In Poole/Christchurch, the first push of flood often triggers bass—crab or weedless soft plastics along channel edges. • When mackerel are scarce, swap from heavy feathers to single sabiki/float with small slivers of fish—less splash, more bites in clear water. • Night fishing transforms Dorset marks: sole, rays and hounds move tight in—scale your light/visibility and stay organised. • Check MoD range times before planning Purbeck coves (Worbarrow/Mupe); access can be superb when open and quiet. • Carry a long-handled drop net on piers/rocks—landing wrasse, bream and squid safely saves fish and tackle.

Nearby

• Devon (East Devon): Mixed beaches and reefs of Lyme Bay continue west—plaice in spring, bass and wrasse in summer. • Hampshire: Sandy bays and piers around the Solent—rays, bream and bass; ferries and strong tides near entrances. • Isle of Wight (by ferry): Steep beaches and tide races—codling in cold snaps, bream and bass in summer. • Somerset (northwest inland border): Leads to the Bristol Channel further north—huge tides and muddy estuaries, noted for rays and codling in season.

FAQs

• Do I need a licence to sea fish in Dorset?

  • No rod licence is required for sea fish, but you do need one if targeting salmon/trout/eels in estuaries/rivers. Check local byelaws and bass regulations.

• Is night fishing allowed?

  • Generally yes from beaches and many rock marks. Some piers have restricted hours—check Weymouth/Swanage/Poole guidance before travelling.

• Where’s best for beginners?

  • Weymouth and Swanage piers, sheltered sections of Chesil in calm weather (near car parks), and Poole Bay beaches offer easy access and mixed species.

• When is the best time for mackerel?

  • Typically June to September on calm, clear days—dawn and dusk are most reliable along Chesil and the piers/headlands.

• Can I keep bass or rays?

  • Rules change. Check current bag limits, sizes and seasons. Undulate rays should be released; many anglers also release large breeding bass and wrasse for conservation.

Summary Table

Area/Region Access Best species Best methods Prime season Key safety notes Facilities
West Dorset (Lyme–West Bay) Harbours, promenades, short walks Mackerel, wrasse, bass, plaice Float/lure, light ledger, sabikis May–Sep Swell on open beaches; harbour rules Parking, tackle/bait in Lyme/Bridport
Chesil Beach (incl. Abbotsbury–Bexington–Cove) Multiple car parks, long shingle walks Bream, bass, rays, smoothhound, mackerel, sole, whiting (winter) Pulley pennel, clipped rigs, feathers May–Oct (winter for whiting) Steep shingle, undertow; avoid in swell Toilets/refreshments at main car parks
Portland & Bill Rock ledges, longer walks/scrambles Pollack, wrasse, bass, conger Lures, float, strong bottom gear May–Oct Tide races, swell, loose rock Limited parking; no facilities on ledges
Weymouth Bay & Portland Harbour Piers, seawalls, sheltered harbour Mixed species, squid, mullet, bass LRF/float/sabikis, egi, light ledger Jun–Nov (squid Oct–Dec) Pier rules, boat traffic Shops, food, toilets nearby
Purbeck (Kimmeridge–Swanage/Durlston) Ledges, pier, coastal paths Wrasse, pollack, bream, gar, bass, squid Float/lure, small baits, egi Jun–Sep (squid Oct–Nov) Cliff edges, MoD range closures Car parks; pier facilities
Poole Bay (Studland–Bournemouth) Beach access, groynes, promenades Plaice, bream, rays, bass, mackerel Long snoods for plaice, pulley for rays, lures Apr–Oct Rip currents in surf, swimmers/boards Ample parking, amenities
Poole & Christchurch Harbours Quays, paths, banks (check byelaws) Plaice, gilthead, bass, flounder, mullet Running ledgers, crab baits, light lures Apr–Oct (flounder into winter) Fast tidal streams, soft mud, boat traffic Cafes, bait shops in towns

Fishing Towns in Dorset

Abbas, Compton Abbotsbury Abbott Street Abbotts Wootton Acton Adam's Green Adber Affpuddle Ailwood Alcester Alderholt Alderney Alderney Heath Aller Allington, West Almer Alton Pancras Alum Chine Alweston Ameysford Anderson Ansty Ansty Cross Ansty, Higher Ansty, Lower Arne Arrowsmith Ash Ash (Dorset) Ash, Horn Ash, Monmouth's Ash, Templemans Ashington Ashley Ashley Chase House Ashley Heath Ashmore Askerswell Athelhampton Atrim Attisham Avon Common Bagber Bagber Common Bailey Gate Barbridge Barrow, Great Bartom's Hill Barton on Sea Barwick and Stoford Batcombe Batcombe (Dorset) Bay Beacon Heath Beacon Hill Beaminster Bear Cross Bear Wood Bearwood Beaulieu Wood Bedchester Bedmill Beer Chapel Beer Hackett Belchalwell Belchalwell Street Benville Bere Chapel Bere Down Bere Marsh Bere Regis Berry Hill Berwick Bestwall Bettiscombe Bexington, East Bexington, West Binegar Bingham Melcombe Bingham's Melcombe Binnegar Birch Close Birdsmoor Gate Birdsmoorgate Bishop's Caundle Bishop's Down Bittles Green Blackdown Blackney Blacknoll Blackrow Common Blackven Common Blackwater Blandford Camp Blandford Forum Blandford St Mary Bloxworth Bluntshay Bockhampton Cross Bockhampton Farm Bockhampton, Higher Bockhampton, Lower Bockhampton, Middle Bockhampton, North Bockhampton, South Bonville Bookham Borough, The Boscombe Bothenhampton Bottom, Creech Bourne Bottom Bourne Valley Bournemouth Bourton (Dorset) Bourton, West Boveridge Boveridge Heath Bovington Bovington Camp Bowcroft Hill Bowden Bowleaze Bowood, North Bowood, South Bowridge Hill Boys Hill Bradford Abbas Bradford Peverell Bradpole Branksome Branksome Park Bransgore Braytown Briantspuddle Bridge, The Bridport Brister End Broad Lawn Broad Oak Broadmayne Broadstone Broadwey Broadwindsor Brockhampton Gate Brockhampton Green Brockington Brog Street Broom Broom Hill Bryanston Bryants Puddle Buckham Buckham Down Buckhorn Weston Buckland Newton Buckland Ripers Buckshaw Bugley Bullhill Bure Burleston Burngate Burstock Burton Burton Bradstock Burton, East Bushey Butt's Knap Butts Pond Camelgreen Camesworth Canford Bottom Canford Cliffs Canford Heath Canford Magna Canford, Little Cann Carey Cashmoor Castle, Sandsfoot Castletown Catherston Leweston Cattistock Caundle Marsh Caundle Wake Cerne Abbas Chaffeymoor Chalbury Chalbury Common Chaldon Boys Chaldon Herring Chaldon, East Chalmington Champernhayes Marsh Charborough Charborough Park Chard Road Charing Cross Charisworth Charlestown Charlock Hill Charlton Down Charlton Marshall Charlton on the Hill Charminster Charmouth Chedington Cheselbourne Chesil Chetnole Chettle Chewton Common Chickerell Chideock Chideock, North Chilbridge Chilcombe Child Okeford Childhay Chilfrome Chiswell Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) Church Hill Church Knowle Clapgate Clatcombe, Higher Claylake Claywell Clift Cobb Cockett Hill Cocknowle Cogdean Elms Coker's Frome Cold Harbour Colehill Coles Cross Colesbrook Columbia Farm Combe Almer Compton Abbas Compton Valence Compton, East Compton, West Coneygar Coneygar Hill Coombe Bottom Coombe Keynes Coombe, Higher Coppleridge Corfe Castle Corfe Mullen Corscombe Coryates Cosmore Cotness Court Orchard Courthill Cowgrove Crab Orchard Cranborne Creech Creech Bottom Creech, East Creech, West Creekmoor Crendell Cripplestyle Cripton Crooked Withies Cross Roads Cross, The Crossways Crouch Hill Cruxton Cudnell Culeaze Daggons Daggons, Lower Damory Court Dean Dean End Dean Hill Dean Lane Dean Park Deanend Deanland Delcombe Bottom Delph, The Denhay Cross Dewlands Common Dewlish Dibberford Dick o' th' Banks Doddings Dodpen Hill Dolmans Hill Dorchester Dorchester (Dorset) Dottery Drimpton Drive End Droop Dudsbury Dunbury Dungy Head Duntish Dunyeat's Hill Durlston Durweston East Bexington East Bloxworth East Burton East Chaldon East Chelborough East Cliff East Compton East Creech East End East Holme East Holton East Howe East Knighton East Lulworth East Melbury East Morden East Orchard East Parley East Pulham East Shilvinghampton East Stour East Woodsford East Woodyates Eastbury Park Easton Ebblake Eccliffe Edmondsham Eggardon Hill Egliston Egypt Elwell Encombe Enmore Green Ensbury Ensbury Park Evershot Eype Down Eype, Higher Eype, Lower Fairfield Farnham Farnham, Tollard Farrington Ferndown Fiddleford Fifehead Magdalen Fifehead Neville Fifehead St Quintin Fifehead St. Quintin (Lower Fifehead) Fifehead, Lower (Fifehead St. Quintin) Filford Fishpond Bottom Fitzworth Folke Folly Fontmell Magna Fontmell Parva Foot's Hill Fordington Forest Deer Forest Side Forston Fortuneswell Fox Holes Frampton France Down Friar Waddon Friars Cliff Frith Frome St Quintin Frome Whitfield Furzebrook Furzehill Furzey Island Galton Gannets Gannetts Gaunt's Common Gaunts Gerrard's Green Gibbs Marsh Giddy Green Gillingham (Dorset) Glanvilles Wootton Glebeland Estate Glue Hill Glynville Goathill Goathorn God's Blessing Green Godmanston Godmanstone Gold Hill Gore Gore Fields Gotham Grange Grange Gate Grange Heath Gravel Hill Great Barrow Green Island Greenham Greenland Greenways Gribb Grimstone Grove Grove (Dorset) Gunville Gunville Lane Guppy Gurtopps Gussage All Saints Gussage St Andrew Gussage St Michael Guy's Marsh Gypshayes Hail Hains Halstock Halstock Leigh, Higher Halstock Leigh, Lower Ham Ham Common Hamlet Hammoon Hampreston Hamworthy Hamworthy Junction Hamworthy, Lower Happy Bottom Harbour, Cold Hardown Hill Harman's Cross Hartfoot Lane Hartgrove Hartmoor Hatchet Haydon Hayes Haythorn Haythorne Hazelbury Bryan Hedge End Hemsworth Heneford Withey Bed Hengistbury Head Henley Henstridge Marsh Herrison Herston Hewish Hill Hewood Highcliffe Higher Ansty Higher Bockhampton Higher Chalmington Higher Clatcombe Higher Coombe Higher Eype Higher Halstock Leigh Higher Holnest Higher Kingcombe Higher Melcombe Higher Nyland Higher Row Higher Sandford Higher Totnell Higher Whatcombe Higher Wrackleford Higher Wraxall Highgate Highmoor Highwood Hill Bottom Hill Street Hill View Hillbourne Hillbutts Hogstock Holdenhurst Holditch Holebrook Green Holfleet Hollow Oak Holme, West Holmebridge Holnest Holt Holt (Dorset) Holt Heath Holt Wood Holton Heath Holton, East Holway Holwell (Dorset) Holworth Holywell Hooke Hookswood Common Horchester Horn Ash Horn Hill Horsecastles Lane Hound Hill Howe, East Howe, West Huish Hummer Hunger Hill Hungry Down Huntingford Hurn Hurn, West Hursey Hurst Hyde Ibberton Iford Ilsington Ivy Cross Iwerne Minster Jericho Jumpers Common Kimbert's End Kimmeridge King's Mill King's Stag Kingcombe, Higher Kingcombe, Lower Kings Stagg Kingsland Kingston Kingston Lacy Kingston Lacy Park Kingston Maurward Kingston Russell Kington Magna Kinson Kit Hill Kitford Kittwhistle Knackers Hole Knap Corner Knapp Hill Knighton Knighton, East Knitson Knob's Crook Knobcrook Knowle Hill Knowlton Lacy Park, Kingston Lacy, Kingston Lake Lamb's Green Lane End Langdon Langham Langton Herring Langton Long Blandford Langton Matravers Lawn, Broad Laymore Leigh Leigh (Dorset) Leigh, Higher Halstock Leigh, Lower Halstock Lenthay Common Letton Park Lewcombe Leweston Leybrook Common Lilliput Lions Hill Little Ansty Little Canford Little Down Little Lonnen Little Marsh Little Woolgarston Littlebredy Littledown Littlemoor Littleton Littlewindsor Littlewood Cottages Litton Cheney Loaders Hill Lodbourne Loders Lodge Copse Estate Londonderry Long Bredy Long Cross Long Island Longburton Longfleet Longham Lonnen, Little Loscombe Lower Ansty Lower Blandford St Mary Lower Bockhampton Lower Daggons Lower Eype Lower Fifehead (Fifehead St. Quintin) Lower Halstock Leigh Lower Hamworthy Lower Kingcombe Lower Mannington Lower Nyland Lower Row Lower Street Lower Strode Lower Waterston Lower Whatcombe Lower Wrackleford Lulworth Cove Lutton Lydlinch Lyme Regis Lyon's Gate Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Madjeston Magiston Hill Maiden Newton Mangerton Manning's Heath Mannington Mannington, Lower Manswood Mapperton Mappowder Margaret Marsh Marley Wood Marnhull Marsh, The Marshalsea Marshwood Martinstown Matchams Maudlin Meerhay Melbury Abbas Melbury Bubb Melbury Osmond Melbury Sampford Melbury, East Melcombe Bingham Melcombe Regis Melplash Merley Merriott Merritown Merry Field Hill Middle Bockhampton Middlebere Middlemarsh Milborne St Andrew Milbourne Stileham Miles Cross Millhams Mills Heath, New Milton Abbas Milton on Stour Milton, West Minchington Minterne Magna Minterne Parva Monkton Up Wimborne Monkton Wyld Monkwood Monmouth's Ash Moor, The Moorbath Moordown Moorside Morcombelake Morden, East Morden, West Morecombelake Mosterton Motcombe Mount Pleasant Mount Skippet Mounters Muccleshell Muckleford Mudeford Muscliffe Nether Cerne Nether Compton Nether Coombe Nether Coombe Lane Netherbury Netherhay Netherstoke Nettlecombe New Mills Heath New Swanage New Town Newland Newport Newton Newton Heath Newton Peveril Newtown Norden North Barn North Bockhampton North Bowood North Chideock North End North Poorton North Wootton Northbourne Northbrook Northernhay Northport Northport Heath Norwood Nottington Notton Nuffield Nundico Nutford Nyland, Higher Nyland, Lower Oak, Broad Oak, Hollow Oakley Oathill Oborne Okeford Fitzpaine Orchard, East Orchard, West Organford Osehill Green Osmington Over Compton Overcombe Ower Owermoigne Oxbridge Packers Hill Paddock's Cross Pallington Pamphill Park Gate Parkstone Parley Cross Parley Green Parley, East Patson Hill Peacemarsh Penn Pergins Island Peveril, Newton Piddlehinton Piddletrenthide Pidney Pig Oak Pilford Pillwell Pilsdon Pimperne Pinnocks Moor Pithouse Pleck Pleck Green Plush Pokesdown Poole Poolestown Poorton Hill Poorton, South Portesham Portland Bill Portland Port Post Green Pound Hill Poundbury Povington Powerstock Poxwell Poyntington Poyntz, Sutton Preston Preston Hill Priestlands Puddletown Pug's Hole Pulham Pulham Common Pulham, East Pulham, West Puncknowle Purewell Purse Caundle Putton Puxey Pymore Quarleston Quarleston Down Quarr Quarr Hill Quarr, The Queen's Park Radipole Rampisham Rams Hill Ranston Raymond's Hill Redford Redhill Reforne Regis, Melcombe Regis, Wyke Remedy Rempstone Rew Rew Lane Rhymehorn Ridge Ridgeway Ring, The Ringmoor Ringstead Rivers Corner Rixon Rockley Sands Rocky Knap Rodden Rodwell Roke Roke, West Rolls Mill Romford Rossmore Round Chimneys Round Island Rowlands Rushcombe Bottom Rushton Russon Bottom Ryall Ryme Intrinseca Salterns Raod Salway Ash Salwayash Sandbanks Sandford Sandford (Dorset) Sandford Orcas Sandford, Higher Sandhills Sandpit Sandsfoot Castle Sandways School House Scotland Cottages Seaborough Seatown Shadrach Shaftesbury Shaggs Shapwick Sharnhill Green Shave Cross Sherborne Sherborne Causeway Sherford Shillingstone Shipton Gorge Shitterton Shortmoor Shothole Shroton Silkhay Silton Silverlake Sitterton Sixpenny Handley Skilling Sleight Slepe Sockety Sodern Lane Somerford Sopley Sopley Common South Bockhampton South Bowood South Common South Perrott South Poorton Southbourne Southbourne, West Southbrook Southill Southlands Southover Southwell Southwell (Dorset) Spetisbury Springbourne Spyway St Catherine's Hill St Leonard's Farm Park St. Aldhelm's St. Andrews Well St. James St. John's St. Leonards Common Stafford's Green Stalbridge Stalbridge Common Stalbridge Weston Stallen Stanbridge Stanley Stanpit Stapehill Staplecross Steeple Steepleton Iwerne Sterte Stinsford Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Stoborough Stoborough Heath Stock Gaylard Stock Gaylard Park Stockbridge Stoke Abbott Stoke Wake Stokeford Stone Stone (Dorset) Stony Lawn Stour Provost Stour Row Stourpaine Stourton Caundle Strode, Lower Stroud Common Strouden Strouden Park Stubhampton Studland Sturminster Common Sturminster Marshall Sturminster Newton Sutton Holms Sutton Poyntz Sutton Waldron Swanage Swanage, New Swyre Sydling St Nicholas Symondsbury Synderford Talbot Heath Talbot Village Talbot Woods Talbothayes Cottages Tarrant Crawford Tarrant Gunville Tarrant Hinton Tarrant Keyneston Tarrant Launceston Tarrant Monkton Tarrant Rawston Tarrant Rushton Tatworth Templemans Ash The Borough The Bridge The Cross The Delph The Marsh The Moor The Quarr The Ring Thickthorn Thorncombe Thornford Thornhill Thornicombe Three Gates Three Legged Cross Throop Tiley Tincleton Todber Tollard Farnham Toller Down Toller Fratrum Toller Porcorum Toller Whelme Tollerford Tolpuddle Totnell Town, New Town's End Townsend Trent Trickett's Cross Trigon Tuckton Tunnel Head Turbary Common Turlin Moor Turners Puddle Turnworth Tut Hill Twyford Tyneham Uddens Ulwell Up Cerne Up Sydling Uphall Uploders Uplyme Upper Parkstone Uppington Upton Upton (Dorset) Upton Heath Upwey Upwood Verwood Victoria Park Waddon Waddon, Friar Wake, Caundle Walditch Walford Walkford Wallisdown Walton Elm Wanderwell Wareham Warmwell Warren Watercombe Heath Waterloo Waterston House Waterston, Lower Watton Waytown Well Bottom West Allington West Bay West Bexington West Bourton West Chaldon West Chelborough West Compton West Creech West End West Hill West Holme West Howe West Hurn West Knighton West Lulworth West Melbury West Milton West Moors West Morden West Orchard West Parley West Pulham West Roke West Shilvinghampton West Southbourne West Stafford West Stour West Woodsford West Woodyates Westbourne Westbury Westfields Westham Weston Weston (Dorset) Weston, Stalbridge Weymouth Whatcombe, Higher Whatcombe, Lower Whetley Whitchurch Canonicorum White Lackington White Sheet Hill White Way Whitecliffe Road Whitecross Whitefield Whitehall Whiteway Whitmore Wick Wigbeth Wimborne Minster Wimborne St Giles Winfrith Heath Winfrith Newburgh Winkton Winterborne Came Winterborne Clenston Winterborne Herringston Winterborne Houghton Winterborne Kingston Winterborne Monkton Winterborne Muston Winterborne St Martin Winterborne Stickland Winterborne Tomson Winterborne Whitechurch Winterborne Zelston Winterbourne Abbas Winterbourne Steepleton Winton Winyard's Gap Witchampton Wolfeton Wonston Woodbridge Woodcutts Woodlake Woodrow Woodsford Woodsford, East 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