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Hampshire (; abbreviated Hants , archaically known as the County of Southampton ) is a county on the southern coast of England in the ___MASK65___ . The county town of Hampshire is Winchester , the former capital city of England . Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the ___MASK65___ ( excluding the metropolitan counties ) with almost half of the county ' s population living within the South Hampshire conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth . The larger South Hampshire metropolitan area has a population of 1 , 547 , 000 . Hampshire is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy , British Army , and Royal Air Force . It is bordered by Dorset to the west , Wiltshire to the north - west , Berkshire to the north , Surrey to the north - east , and West Sussex to the east . The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent , facing the Isle of Wight . The Dorset County ___MASK12___ Association is the County ___MASK12___ Association for Dorset . The Dorset County FA traces its root back to the South Hants and Dorset ___MASK12___ Association which was founded in 1884 . Three years later in 1887 , due to the growth of ___MASK12___ in the area , the South Hants and Dorset FA split into the Dorset County ___MASK12___ Association and the Hampshire ___MASK12___ Association . They run a number of cups for member clubs of all levels across the county . The ___MASK65___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK65___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . The County ___MASK12___ Associations are the local governing bodies of ___MASK10___ in England and the Crown dependencies . County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England . They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees . Wales is a country that is part of the ___MASK65___ and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . A shire is a traditional term for a division of land , found in the ___MASK65___ and Australia . It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo - Saxon settlement , and spread to most of the rest of England in the tenth century . The Hampshire ___MASK12___ Association , also known as " Hampshire FA ", is the governing body of ___MASK12___ in the county of Hampshire . It also oversees the Isle of Wight ___MASK12___ Association . It was formed in 1887 . Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset , England . It is situated on the A30 road , west of Salisbury , near to the border with Wiltshire . It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset , being built about above sea level on a greensand hill on the edge of Cranborne Chase . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK65___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . The Isles of Scilly ( or "") are an archipelago off the south western tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain . It is the southernmost location in England and the ___MASK65___ , as well as the most westerly in England . The A30 is a major road in England , ___MASK17___ south - west from London to Land ' s End . It is long . Scotland ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the ___MASK65___ and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . Dorset ( or archaically , Dorsetshire ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast . The ceremonial county comprises the non - metropolitan county , which is governed by Dorset County Council , and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth . Covering an area of , Dorset borders Devon to the west , Somerset to the north - west , Wiltshire to the north - east , and Hampshire to the east . The county town is Dorchester which is in the south . After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county ' s border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch . Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation , while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density . Shaftesbury Town F . C . are a ___MASK12___ club based in Shaftesbury , Dorset , England . The club is affiliated to the Dorset County ___MASK12___ Association and is a FA chartered Standard club . They are currently members of Dorset Premier League .