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Blackmore Vale
Geographical area in north Dorset / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the electoral ward covering the same area, see Blackmore Vale (ward).
The Blackmore Vale (/ˈblækmɔːr/; less commonly spelt Blackmoor) is a vale, or wide valley, in north Dorset, and to a lesser extent south Somerset and southwest Wiltshire in southern England.
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