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Roundabout, the route continues onto
Wimborne Road. The A347 turns into Whitelegg Way and continues around the north east boundary of Northbourne to the
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coast, and its natural sheltered harbours, it has a maritime history, though lack of inland transport routes has led to the decline of its ports.
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road briefly enters the county, though for most of its route it is north of the borders with
Somerset and Wiltshire. Further south, the
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Railway closures in Dorset began with the West Bay line south of
Bridport in the 1930s. Then lost in the 1950s were the branch lines to
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branches. The latter remained open until 1975 although the
Beeching report was published in 1963. The biggest loss was the entire
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crosses this roundabout southbound. The road to the right of the roundabout is
Wimborne Road, and is the eastern end of the
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Dorset is one of only five non metropolitan counties in
England not to have a single motorway. However, two
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junction the route crosses straight onto
Boundary Road which continues to the Boundary Roundabout by
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station in the town centre was also closed, leaving only the through stations. The station at
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The Cooper Dean
Roundabout is a large gyratory. The A3060 Road travels beneath it and the
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and across Tower Park
Roundabout. The road then travels west forming the border between
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England Main Line also closed. As this had been the nearest station to
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Roundabout and follows Ringwood Road south over the Mountbatten Roundabout at
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of the 1960s led to the closure of other Dorset lines, the Lyme Regis and
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to continue west through the county, bypassing Dorchester and Bridport.
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and crosses the Cooper Dean Roundabout onto Castle Lane East past the
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crosses it. This picture is taken on the bridge looking east towards
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A3030, Between Sherborne, and the A357 near Sturminster Newton.
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corridors run east–west through the county. In the north, the
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279:, Poole relief road, and through route to the A303, via
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The A347 road runs north-south. Its northern end is at
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and travels south towards along Ringwood Road towards
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from Hampshire, serves as a northern bypass for the
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482:and from there it runs south on New Road through
427:Roundabout is situated around half way along the
335:A353, Weymouth, to the A352 east of Dorchester.
201:, travellers from that town would have to use
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506:. Wimborne Road turns immediately south at
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33:The main transport features in the county.
260:also run through the county. These are:
130:, in Somerset. This line was part of the
90:runs through the south of the county, at
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359:A3066, Between Bridport, and the A30 at
299:, from Dorchester to Yeovil and Bristol.
78:runs through the north of the county at
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558:Roundabout and continues south towards
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341:A357, Blandford Forum to the A303 at
205:, on the same line. An oddity is the
179:Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway
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622:, travels south on Gravel Hill past
582:Roundabout onto Canford Way towards
132:Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
62:Dorset's railways, past and present.
840:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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736:Bournemouth International Airport
159:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
996:List of civil parishes in Dorset
698:. The A3060 continues east past
602:gyratory and terminating at the
510:and the A347 road follows it to
108:London and South Western Railway
1265:Transport in South West England
1154:Population of major settlements
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678:The A3060 road begins at the
574:. The A348 route becomes the
374:South East Dorset conurbation
247:South East Dorset conurbation
514:where the route terminates.
696:Castlepoint Shopping Centre
651:Castlepoint Shopping Centre
332:to Wareham, via Dorchester.
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1234:Grade II* listed buildings
704:Royal Bournemouth Hospital
372:The suburban roads of the
42:is a county in South West
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76:West of England Main Line
18:A347 road (Great Britain)
1224:Grade I listed buildings
618:The A349 road begins at
554:. The route crosses the
542:The A348 road begins at
530:runs over the bridge at
512:Richmond Hill Roundabout
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181:, roughly followed the
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116:Heart of Wessex Line
102:and the terminus at
88:South West Main Line
1260:Transport in Dorset
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730:The only passenger
647:Woodbury Roundabout
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859:Major settlements
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819:Ceremonial county
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1124:Settlements
943:Shaftesbury
878:Bournemouth
771:Dorset Echo
720:River Stour
488:Northbourne
484:West Parley
464:Northbourne
449:Northbourne
410:Bournemouth
392:around the
382:Bournemouth
363:, Somerset.
285:Shaftesbury
217:Rural roads
199:Shaftesbury
183:Avon Valley
92:Bournemouth
74:lines. The
1254:Categories
1174:Healthcare
953:Stalbridge
928:Lyme Regis
923:Highcliffe
918:Gillingham
908:Dorchester
893:Chickerell
888:Broadstone
868:Beaminster
776:15 October
754:References
708:Littledown
658:A3060 road
630:, through
624:Broadstone
588:Tower Park
576:A3049 road
556:Bear Cross
441:Bear Cross
425:Bear Cross
229:London to
223:trunk road
203:Gillingham
143:Abbotsbury
100:Dorchester
80:Gillingham
1219:Transport
1164:Geography
992:See also:
948:Sherborne
740:sea ports
694:past the
668:A338 Road
628:Creekmoor
614:A349 road
608:Holes Bay
564:West Howe
528:A348 road
518:A348 road
472:A341 road
468:A347 road
455:A347 road
429:A341 road
400:A341 road
390:ring road
361:Crewkerne
343:Wincanton
330:Sherborne
312:Sherborne
187:Salisbury
84:Sherborne
1134:Churches
983:Weymouth
913:Ferndown
883:Bridport
746:and the
716:A35 road
700:Townsend
688:Muscliff
632:Waterloo
580:Alderney
548:Ferndown
480:Ferndown
349:and the
256:Several
235:Cornwall
191:terminus
155:Bridport
147:Portland
104:Weymouth
1209:Museums
1194:Tourism
1189:Schools
1179:History
1159:Geology
1144:Economy
1129:Beaches
1098:Tarrant
978:Wareham
973:Verwood
963:Swanage
732:airport
596:Oakdale
552:Longham
492:Redhill
323:Wareham
319:Swanage
173:in the
134:(later
120:Bristol
110:(later
72:railway
44:England
1214:People
1149:Places
1112:Topics
1083:Piddle
1033:Bourne
1006:Rivers
933:Merley
850:Dorset
825:Dorset
684:Throop
620:Oakley
504:Winton
445:Kinson
437:Merley
328:A352,
321:, via
231:Exeter
195:Semley
149:. The
124:Yeovil
122:, via
68:London
39:Dorset
1169:SSSIs
1088:Stour
1078:Moors
1073:Hooke
1068:Frome
1063:Crane
1058:Corfe
1048:Cerne
1038:Bride
1018:Asker
1013:Allen
968:Upton
938:Poole
712:Iford
604:Upton
536:Poole
486:. At
414:Poole
378:Poole
96:Poole
1119:Flag
1053:Char
1043:Brit
1023:Avon
778:2021
706:and
686:and
645:The
626:and
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570:and
526:The
412:and
384:and
291:A354
283:and
277:A350
265:A338
233:and
227:A303
169:and
145:and
128:Bath
126:and
82:and
54:Rail
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