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Before suggesting a site please read these general guidelines to verify that you are submitting to the correct category.

Failure to submit to the correct category can increase the time it takes for the site to be reviewed by an editor.

You are presently at 'Dorset' level which has its own sub-categories as well as a breakdown of more specific locations. Generally sites are listed in there specific locations as opposed to Dorset level. ie. If you are a business based in Bournemouth, you would look for the appropriate sub-category under /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Dorset/Bournemouth and suggest the site there. Even if the business offers it service to the whole of Dorset - submit to the actual physical location of the premises and not to the coverage area.

Businesses should always submit to the Business and Economy category within the locality if one exists.

There are a few instances where your site may be more suited at Dorset (this) level or one of its immediate sub-categories:-

  • Your business/organisation has more than one physical location in Dorset ONLY. If you have more locations outside of Dorset then you should locate a category that covers ALL of your UK locations.
  • Your site has content that is only related to Dorset as a whole. ie: Perhaps a site that list entertainment events for the whole of the county.
  • Your specific location does not exist and doesn't have its own sub-category.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast.

Abbotsbury

The category lists sites relating to the village of Abbotsbury and other surrounding villages located between Bridport and Weymouth.

Arts and Entertainment

This is the correct category for the submission of sites relating to architecture, museums, music, radio, television, art, performing arts, photography, poetry, people, arts funding, community arts, galleries, libraries and magazines as long as they are located in and cover the whole of Dorset (or more than one town). If the site refers to one of these subjects but covers only a single town, please submit your site to that town category.

This category includes sites about local artistic, cultural and entertainment activities, events, institutions, businesses and organisations.

Ashmore

Please only submit sites about Ashmore to this category.

Village in North Dorset located near Compton Abbas (Dorset) and Salisbury (Wiltshire).

Beaminster

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Beaminster or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Beaminster is a small town located to the west of the county.

Belchalwell

Please only submit sites about Belchalwell to this category.

Village in Dorset situated near Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum, in the Blackmore Vale area.

Bere Regis

Please only submit sites here connected to the village of Bere Regis.

Blandford

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Blandford or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Blandford is a large town located to the east of the county.

Bournemouth

This category includes sites about local musicians, and music schools, tuition, groups and events.

Bridport

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Bridport or surrounding villages. For organisations that are located within towns in Dorset, submission should be made to the appropriate town category. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Bridport, an Anglo-Saxon town made famous by its rope making, is the largest town in West Dorset.

Broadmayne

Please only submit sites relating to the village of Broadmayne in Dorset to this category.

Village in Dorset, to the South East of Dorchester.

Broadwindsor

Please only include sites related to the Village of Broadwindsor near Beaminster, Dorset.

Buckland Newton

Please check that the site you are submitting are in Buckland Newton
This category is for sites of business, community groups and individuals in Buckland Newton

Burton Bradstock

Please only submit sites about Burton Bradstock to this category.

Village on the Dorset coast.

Business and Economy

You are presently at 'Dorset - Business and Economy' level. Generally businesses are listed in their specific locations as opposed to Dorset level. ie. If you are a business based in Bournemouth, you would submit to the category

/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Dorset/Bournemouth/Business_and_Economy/

Even if the business offers it service to the whole of Dorset - submit to the actual physical location of the premises and not to the coverage area.

There are a few instances where your site may be submitted to this level:-

  • Your business/organisation has more than one physical location in Dorset ONLY. If you have more locations outside of Dorset then you should locate a category that covers ALL of your UK locations.
  • Your specific location does not exist and doesn't have its own sub-category.
This category includes sites covering the business and economic activities of the county, including listings of most companies and industries.

Canford Magna

Please only submit sites about Canford Magna to this category.

A village and parish located approximately 1.5 miles south-east of Wimborne, on the border between Dorset and the Borough of Poole.

Cattistock

Please only submit sites about Cattistock to this category.

Village in Dorset between Dorchester and Yeovil.

Cerne Abbas

Please only submit webs sites here related to Cerne Abbas.

Charmouth

Please only submit sites related to Charmouth.

Chickerell

Please only post sites connected with the village of Chickerell.

Chideock

Please only submit sites connected with Chideock.

Child Okeford

Please only submit sites about Child Okeford to this category.

Village in North Dorset.

Christchurch Borough

Please only submit sites related to the Christchurch Borough to this category.

One of the six Borough/District Councils in Dorset responsible for a wide range of local services including planning, housing, waste collection, environmental health and leisure services.

Compton Abbas

Please only include web sites here connected with Compton Abbas.

Corfe Castle

Please only submit sites related to Corfe Castle (this means the village of that name) here.

Corfe Mullen

Please add sites related to the village of Corfe Mullen here only.

Corscombe

This category is for information related to the village of Corscombe.

Cranborne

Please only add sites here that are connected with Cranborne.

Crossways

Please only list sites in this category that are based in the village.

Dorchester

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Dorchester or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Dorchester is the county town of Dorset and the seat of local government. It was founded by the Romans.

East Dorset District

Please only add sites here that are relevant to the greater area of East Dorset District.

East Knighton

Please only submit sites about East Knighton to this category.

Village on the A352 about 3 miles north of Lulworth Cove.

East Stour

Please only submit sites about East Stour to this category.

Village situated west of Shaftesbury on the A30.

Education

Please submit sites to their correct locality. Only submit here if your locality does not yet have its own subcategory.

Includes local educational institutions, programmes and opportunities; as well as other location specific educational resources.

Ferndown

Please only submit sites related to Ferndown here please.

Fishpond Bottom

Please only submit sites about Fishpond Bottom to this category.

Small hillside village located on the edge of the Marshwood Vale, north of Lyme Regis.

Gillingham

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Gillingham or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Gillingham is a small town located in the north of the county.

Government

This category includes sites about local government, policing, judicial system, taxation and the military.

Guides and Directories

This category includes general interest online guides and online directories specific to the county. Sites that are specific to a particular topic are listed within the appropriate topic subcategory.

Health

Includes health and medical resources specific to the county.

Highcliffe

Please only add sites here related to the town of Highcliffe.

Holwell

Please only submit sites about Holwell to this category.

Village between Sherborne and Sturminster Newton in West Dorset.

Hurn

Please only submit sites about Hurn to this category.

Village in Dorset to the North-West of Christchurch.

Iwerne Minster

Please only submit sites about Iwerne Minster to this category.

Large village on the A350 between Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum.

Langton Herring

Please only submit sites about Langton Herring to this category.

Coastal village located between Abbotsbury and Weymouth.

Loders

Please only submit sites about Loders to this category.

Village situated to the North-East of Bridport in West Dorset.

Long Bredy

Please only add websites that are in the village of Long Bredy.

Lulworth Cove

Please post only sites connected with the village of Lulworth Cove here.
Please post only sites connected with the village of Lulworth Cove here.

Lytchett Matravers

Please only submit sites to this category which are based in the village.

Lytchett Minster

Please only submit sites about Lytchett Minster to this category.

Small village located north-west of Poole and near to Lytchett Heath and Lytchett Matravers.

Maiden Newton

Please only submit sites relating to the village of Maiden Newton in Dorset to this category.

Village in West Dorset.

Maps and Views

This category is for actual maps and views, not for businesses publishing or selling them, who should submit to the Business and Economy subcategory.

This category includes sites offering online maps, photographs, web cam views, satellite images or any type of visual representation of the county.

Marnhull

Please only list sites here connected with Marnhull.

Melcombe Bingham

Please only submit sites about Melcombe Bingham to this category.

Rural village situated to the north-east of Dorchester. Also known locally as Melcombe Horsey and Higher Ansty.

Milborne St Andrew

Please only submit sites relating to the village of Milborne St Andrew in Dorset to this category.

Village in Dorset, to the North East of Dorchester.

Milton Abbas

Please only submit sites about Milton Abbas to this category.

Village located south-west of Blandford Forum.

Morcombelake

Please only submit sites about Morcombelake to this category.

Village on the A35 between Bridport and Lyme Regis.

Motcombe

Please only submit sites about Motcombe to this category.

Village in Dorset, two miles north of Shaftesbury.

News and Media

This category includes sites about local magazines, radio and television stations, newspapers and similar media.

North Dorset District

Please only post here websites related to the District.

Poole

Please only submit sites connected with Poole.

Poole is the second largest of the Dorset towns.

Administratively Poole is a unitary authority which means Poole Borough Council runs all levels of its local Government.

Portesham

Please only submit sites here connected with Portesham.

Portland

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Portland. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. The Isle of Portland is not really an island, however it is only joined to the mainland by a narrow strip of land and Chesil Beach.

Puddletown

Please only list sites in this category that are based in the village.

Purbeck District

Sites related to the whole Purbeck District should be listed here.

Recreation and Sports

The title should be the company or organisation name. Do not type in all caps. Do not include a list of keywords. Do not include your products. Do not write a sales pitch. The description should be a brief summary of the organisation's purpose, products or services. The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form. Do not include superlatives or a sales pitch. Do not submit your company history. Do not submit a list of keywords. Do not use unnecessary capitalisation, or include HTML tags.

This category includes sites about hobbies, sports and participatory recreational activities specific to the county; including local recreation organisations, services, facilities and events. Businesses selling sporting or recreational goods are listed within Business_and_Economy/Shopping.

Ringstead

Please only submit sites about Ringstead to this category.

Small village on the heritage coast about 7 miles from Weymouth and Dorchester.

Science and Environment

This category includes sites about the local area's geography, natural environment and wildlife, especially the Jurassic Coastline and World Heritage Site. It also contains sites about local activities, events, institutions and organisations related to science and the environment.

Seaborough

Please only submit sites about Seaborough to this category.

Small village on the River Axe close to Beaminster and the Somerset border.

Shaftesbury

Please submit any sites that are related to the beautiful Dorset town of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Sites related to people, places and business's in the area of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

Sherborne

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Sherborne or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.

Sherborne is a small town located in the north of the county of Dorset. It is famous for its 15th Century Abbey.

Shipton Gorge

Please only submit sites about Shipton Gorge to this category.

A small rural village three miles east of Bridport, fourteen miles west of Dorchester and two miles from the Jurassic coast at Burton Bradstock.

Society and Culture

Please only submit sites that are located in Dorset, England.
This category covers a very wide range of activities, beliefs, personal attributes and social phenomena. Including Children, Disabled, Sexuality, People, Activism, Ethnicity, Genealogy, History, Issues, Language, Military, Monarchy, Organisations, Paranormal, Personal Home Pages, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Support Groups, Volunteering, Animal Welfare, Humanitarian, Unions, Vegetarianism, Youth, Charities.

South Perrott

Please only submit sites about South Perrott to this category.

Village on the border with Somerset, located between Crewkerne and Beaminster.

Stalbridge

Please only submit sites connected with the village of Stalbridge to this category.

Stour Provost

Please only submit sites about Stour Provost to this category.

Village in the northern part of the Blackmore Vale in Dorset, a few miles south of Gillingham.

Studland

Please only add sites here connected with the village of Studland.

Sturminster Newton

Please only include sites connected with Sturminster Newton here.

Swanage

Please only submit sites that provide information about the town of Swanage and its associated villages

Sites submitted should be as complete as possible with no under construction signs hanging on pages. Ongoing development of sites is accepted.

Sites of a personal nature, unless containing a major amount of information about Swanage, will not normally be listed in this category.

Swanage is a town on the south coast of Dorset and is a tourist resort

The villages of Worth Matravers, Langton Matravers and Studland are included in this category as they are villages associated with Swanage.

Symondsbury

Please only submit sites about Symondsbury to this category.

Village situated among small hills west of Bridport.

Three Legged Cross

Please only submit sites here which are connected with Three Legged Cross.

Transport

This category includes sites providing area transport resources for those travelling to and from, and within the county.

Travel and Tourism

Most websites are listed in their localities, not here.
This category includes sites for area attractions and resources covering the county as a whole or more than one locality.

Verwood

Please only include web sites for the Verwood area here.

Wareham

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Wareham or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Wareham is a riverside town in the south east of the county.

Weather

This category includes weather-related sites for the county.

West Bay

Please only submit sites about West Bay to this category.

A village-sized seaside resort near Bridport.

West Dorset District

Please only post sites related to the District here.

West Moors

Before suggesting a site please read these general guidelines to verify that you are submitting to the correct category.

Failure to submit to the correct category can increase the time it takes for the site to be reviewed by an editor.

You are presently at 'West Moors' level which has its own sub-categories as well as a breakdown of more specific locations. Generally sites are listed in there specific locations as opposed to Dorset level. ie. If you are a business based in Bournemouth, you would look for the appropriate sub-category under /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Dorset/Bournemouth and suggest the site there. Even if the business offers it service to the whole of Dorset - submit to the actual physical location of the premises and not to the coverage area.

Businesses should always submit to the Business and Economy category within the locality if one exists.

There are a few instances where your site may be more suited at Dorset level or one of its immediate sub-categories:-

  • Your business/organisation has more than one physical location in Dorset ONLY. If you have more locations outside of Dorset then you should locate a category that covers ALL of your UK locations.
  • Your site has content that is only related to Dorset as a whole. ie: Perhaps a site that list entertainment events for the whole of the county.
  • Your specific location does not exist and doesn't have its own sub-category.
West Moors is a village in the County of Dorset on the South coast of England in the United Kingdom.

West Parley

Please only submit sites about West Parley to this category.

Town in the East Dorset District, between Christchurch and Ferndown.

West Stour

Please only submit sites related to the village of West Stour.

Weymouth

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Weymouth or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.
Dorset is a county of England in the United Kingdom. It is located on the south coast. Weymouth is a seaside town and holiday resort on the south coast.

Weymouth and Portland Borough

Please only list sites here related to the area of Weymouth & Portland

Wimborne

Please only submit sites for organisations that are physically located in Wimborne Minster or surrounding villages. Please submit your site to the most appropriate subcategory; this will ensure faster processing of your submission.

Wimborne Minster is a small town located to the east of the county of Dorset.

Wimborne St Giles

Please only add sites connected with Wimborne St Giles here.

Winterborne Stickland

Please only submit sites about Winterborne Stickland to this category.

Large village south-west of Blandford Forum.

Winterbourne Abbas

The category lists sites relating to the village of Winterbourne Abbas.

Wool

Please only list sites here that are connected with the village of Wool.

Worth Matravers

Please only submit sites about Worth Matravers to this category.

Coastal village located near Corfe Castle and Swanage.

Yetminster

Please only include sites in this category that are connected with the town of Yetminster only.

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