Moor Crichel is a village in north east Dorset, situated on Cranborne Chase five miles north east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 181 (2001). Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Ashmore pond Cranborne Chase is a Chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Map sources for Blandford Forum at grid reference ST881064 The town hall Blandford Forum, or Blandford is a town on the River Stour in Dorset, England. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...