Dorset
Dorset
Dorset (/ˈdɔːrsɪt/; from Old English: Dornsaete) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.
Etymology
The name Dorset derives from the county town of Dorchester. The Romans established the settlement in the 1st century and named it Durnovaria which was a Latinised version of a Common Brittonic word possibly meaning "place with fist-sized pebbles". The Saxons named the town Dornwaraceaster (the town of the Dornwares) and Dornsæte came to be used as the name for the inhabitants of the area and their territory.
Related Terms
- Dorchester: The county town of Dorset.
- South West England: One of nine official regions of England, it is the largest in area, covering 9,200 square miles and comprising Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, as well as the Isles of Scilly.
- English Channel: An arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France and links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end.
- Romans: The people from the city of Rome in ancient Italy.
- Saxons: A group of early Germanic peoples whose name was given to the kingdoms of Essex, Wessex, and Sussex, among others.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dorset
- Wikipedia's article - Dorset
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