Dorset

Dorset, also known as Dorsetshire, was a county in Southwest England, (AUDIO: ) famous for its fossil deposits. (AUDIO: , PROSE: )
== Locations ==
The town Bridport was located in Dorset, as were (PROSE: ) the villages of Turelhampton (PROSE: ) and Wolfenden. (AUDIO: )
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
19th century Dorset was home to limestone mines in the Tilly Whim Tunnels. (AUDIO: )
In the 1890s, Vastra, Jenny, and Strax visited Lullwind Cove in Dorset. (AUDIO: )
=== 20th century ===
Digby Arwell, Madge Arwell's brother-in-law, owned a large country estate in Dorset. In 1941, her children, Cyril and Lily Arwell, and she were evacuated from London to their Uncle's Dorset estate. (TV: )
On one summer holiday, Ian Chesterton visited a holiday resort in Dorset. (PROSE: )
Fossils could be found at Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast. David Merrison enjoyed collecting fossils there with his grandfather. (PROSE: )
=== 22nd century ===
During the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth, the Tilly Whim Tunnels were used by the resistance to evade the Daleks. Three years into the occupation, the Daleks wiped out all Dorset life with an unknown chemical weapon in order to crush the resistance. (AUDIO: )
=== 23rd century ===
Nearly 100 years after the invasion ended, wealthy businessman Zoltan Clarkson bought the entire County of Dorset. Setting up his base of operations at Durlston Castle, he began developing cybernetic dinosaurs with the help of his cyberneticist brother Andrew Clarkson. The Second Doctor, Polly and Ben visited the county during this time and met Andrew and Zoltan. (AUDIO: )
== Behind the scenes ==
Bournemouth and Weymouth are also located in Dorset.
Category:Counties from the real world
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