Which British coastal town is known as ‘The Pearl of Dorset’?
Dorset farms and villages of the Blackmore Vale in north Dorset. Beaminster and Bridport are situated in the west of the county; Verwood and the historic Saxon market towns of Wareham and Wimborne Minster are located to the east. Lyme Regis and Swanage are small coastal towns popular with tourists. Under construction on the western edge of Dorchester is the experimental new town of Poundbury commissioned and co-designed by Prince Charles. The suburb, which is expected to be fully completed by 2025, was designed to integrate residential and retail buildings and counter the growth of dormitory towns and car-oriented development. Dorset
West Dorset the South Dorset county constituency, currently represented in the British House of Commons by the Conservative Party member Richard Drax. The main settlements in West Dorset are Dorchester, Sherborne and Bridport. Dorchester is in the south of the district and is the county town of Dorset. It has been an important settlement since Roman times. Sherborne is in the north of the district and is an important market town which was, for a time, the capital of Wessex. Bridport is in the west of the district and is popular with tourists visiting the Jurassic Coast, as is the smaller coastal