Dorset  is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast.

The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset.

Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east.