The county of

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

, is and has been divided in many ways.

Unitary authorities

* Dorset Council *

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which styles itself BCP Council, is the Local government in England, local authority for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Th ...

These authorities are divided into wards for electoral purposes.

Boroughs

* See List of boroughs in Dorset Boroughs were also divided into wards for electoral purposes. * See

List of sanitary districts in Dorset Under the Public Health Act 1873, Public Health Acts 1873 and Public Health Act 1875, 1875 the English Poor Laws, Poor Law Unions were used as the basis for sanitary districts. All Boroughs, municipal boroughs and areas with bodies such as improv ...

Constituencies

* See List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset

Civil parishes

* See List of civil parishes in Dorset

Hundreds

* See

List of hundreds in Dorset This is a list of Hundred (division), hundreds in the county of Dorset, England. Between the Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon period and the Local Government Act 1888, the county of Dorset was divided into Hundred (division), hundreds and boroug ...

Liberties