Three locations in Dorset are in the running to be named the best place to live in England.
Christchurch, Bridport and Dorchester have been nominated in the poll from the review website ILiveHere, which is better known for its annual lists of the worst places to live in the country.
On their website ILiveHere said: "It’s a first for us, running a best place to live poll. We’re doing it because Google thinks our other poll is a bit of a Debbie Downer and around iLiveHere towers, we like to please the Internet godhead.
"So this year we are giving cheap-suited estate agents and those looking to pump and dump their house price before the inevitable interest rate driven housing crash the chance for their town to top the new chart."
Many of us are the first to say where we live is the best and now people across England can have their say.
Voting closes at the end of January and can be done so by going to the ILiveHere website.
CHRISTCHURCH
Unlike its fellow members in the BCP area, Christchurch was nominated as potentially one of the best places to live in England.
Originally part of Hampshire, Christchurch became part of Dorset in the boundary changes of 1974.
Its selling points include its beaches, nature reserves and historically important buildings.
This includes Christchurch Priory, which is the longest Parish church in the UK.
READ MORE: Discover the past and present of Christchurch
BRIDPORT
Bridport is a lively market town situated in the beautiful countryside of rural Dorset.
It has a heritage in ropemaking and Visit Dorset describes it as having a "tremendous reputation for arts, culture, events and food".
You may recognise the rippling golden cliffs of West Bay that provided the backdrop for ITV’s award-winning series Broadchurch.
READ MORE: Discover the past and present of Bridport
DORCHESTER
The county town of Dorset made it onto the best places to live nominees also.
It has a rich history, with the Dorset Museum and the Keep Military Museum both being situated there, as well as an accomplished high street.
The creation of the County Council in 1889 secured the county town as an administrative centre. A new market was established opposite the imposing brewery buildings of Eldridge Pope (now the site of Brewery Square), a major local employer.
READ MORE: Discover the past and present of Dorchester
