Dorset Downs area

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The Dorset Downs area is a chalk downland region in central Dorset, England, characterized by rolling hills, open farmland, and scattered rural villages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dorset Downs 5
Dorset Downs area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chalk downland
geographical region
natural landscape area
climate temperate oceanic climate
country England
geology chalk
hasAccessibility bridleways
public footpaths
rural roads
hasCulturalAssociation traditional rural landscape of Dorset
hasHydrologyFeature dry valleys
winterbournes
hasLandscapeCharacter open countryside
undulating plateau
hasSettlementPattern scattered rural villages
hasSoilType thin calcareous soils
hasTopographicForm broad ridges
escarpments
valleys
hasVegetation hedgerows
improved grassland
patches of woodland
isNear Blandford Forum
Cerne Abbas
linked to: Cerne Valley

Dorchester
isNorthOf South Dorset coast
linked to: Dorset coast
isPartOf Dorset chalk landscapes
isSouthOf Blackmore Vale
isWestOf Hampshire Downs
landUse arable farming
open farmland
pasture
locatedIn Dorset
central Dorset
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInRegion South West England
linked to: southwest England
partOf Dorset county
linked to: Dorset

English downland
supportsAgricultureType cereal crops
livestock grazing
terrainType rolling hills
usedFor agriculture
horse riding
recreation
walking

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarrant Gunville locatedIn Dorset Downs area
Lewesdon Hill range Dorset Downs
linked to: Dorset Downs area
River Piddle sourceRegion Dorset Downs
linked to: Dorset Downs area
Dorchester, Dorset, England region Dorset Downs
linked to: Dorset Downs area
River Frome (Dorset) sourceLocatedIn Dorset Downs
subject linked to: River Frome
linked to: Dorset Downs area
Blackmore Vale borderedBy Dorset Downs
linked to: Dorset Downs area