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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be wealthy commuters living in villages.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found throughout the shire counties, especially in Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire as well as in Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Dorset Police force is responsible for policing the West Dorset Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in West Dorset council is £1,413.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Virus may be harming sand lizards

23/11/2009 10:12:47

A virus carried by non-native lizards could be devastating a rare species of reptile in Dorset, wildlife experts fear.
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Meeting due over prison walkout

23/11/2009 09:14:10

Union officials hold talks with prison bosses after an unofficial strike by officers in Liverpool, Lancashire, Cheshire and Dorset.
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Man killed in fall from balcony

22/11/2009 12:52:56

Paramedics called to help a man reported to have taken an overdose see him fall from a balcony to his death.
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School merger plans discussed

22/11/2009 11:39:59

Changes to the education system in Purbeck, including possible school mergers, are being discussed by councillors.
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Blaze destroys rural warehouse

22/11/2009 10:31:08

Firefighters spend five hours tackling a large blaze at an industrial warehouse on the A35 near Dorchester.
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More news sites

01/07/2009 11:25:56

Links to other local news internet sites in Dorset
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Got a story?

10/06/2009 13:20:53

How to contact BBC News Interactive's Dorset team
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Pond life

20/11/2009 12:13:31

A lost dewpond is brought back to life after a century
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Railway Stations

Maiden Newton (2.12 miles away), First Great Western

Dorchester South (5.27 miles away), South West Trains

Dorchester West (5.36 miles away), First Great Western

Chetnole (7.36 miles away), First Great Western

Upwey (8.29 miles away), South West Trains

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