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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.
When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname.
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Last updated: April 22, 2026
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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
Eighteen-mile-long shingle beach
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
Tess of the d'Urbervilles author from Stinsford
Thomas Hardy
I
Mary Anning found a skeleton of this ancient marine reptile in 1811
Ichthyosaur
J
Area of coastline; World Heritage Site
Jurassic Coast
K
Savoury ball-shaped biscuit
Dorset knob
L
Seaside town; the 'Pearl of Dorset'
Lyme Regis
M
Animal rescue centre; tourist attraction
Monkey World
N
The county is home to many sites from this prehistoric era
Neolithic
O
Famous chalk cliff formations
Old Harry Rocks
P
'Island' known for its limestone and its Bill
Portland
Q
Tourist area of Poole
Poole Quay
R
National lifeboat charity headquartered in Poole
RNLI
S
Market town with an abbey, a famous school, and a castle
Sherborne
T
Labourers who were exiled 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
The county's five coastal bus routes (hint: X and a two-digit number)
X50, X51, X52, X53, X54
Y
The sheltered bay between P and W is particularly suited to this activity
Yachting
Z
Section of the B3081; the 'bendiest road in Britain'
Zig Zag Hill
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