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Dorchester (/ ˈ d ɔːr tʃ ɛ s t ər / DOR-ches-tər) is the county town of Dorset, England.It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) to the south.
The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, [2] is a group of eleven postcode districts in South West England, within nine post towns.These cover much of Dorset (including Dorchester, Weymouth, Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne and Sturminster Newton), plus very small parts of Devon and Somerset.
The municipal buildings remained the meeting place of Dorchester Borough Council for much of the 20th century, supplemented by nearby offices on North Square. It ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged West Dorset District Council was established at council offices in High West Street in 1974. Instead, the municipal ...
Dorset: Charmouth: 14.2: 22.9: A3052 west / Axminster Road – Lyme Regis, Charmouth: Eastern terminus of A3052: Bridport: 22.6: 36.4: A3066 north (Sea Road North) / B3162 (East Street) – Town centre, Crewkerne, Bradpole, Melplash: B3162 signed westbound only; southern terminus of A3066: Winterborne Monkton–Bradford Peverell–Dorchester ...
By the 17th century the walls had mostly disappeared: John Speed's Map of Dorsetshyre, of 1610, showed the defences as "The ruins of the ould wall". [1] [2] Between 1702 and 1743 the embankments were landscaped to form a series of walks. [2] Hutchins' Map of Dorchester, of 1772, shows tree-lined avenues along the lines of the Roman defences. [1]
Map of Durnovaria around 70 AD. ... An organised street plan was laid out, ... Excavations at the former County Hospital Site, Dorchester, Dorset 2000–2001, ...
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold ; other settlements in plain text. Contents:
The road is entirely single carriageway, except in the Yeovil and Bristol built-up areas, at Ilchester (where it multiplexes with the A303), and north of Dorchester. The road is one of the main routes connecting Bristol to the county of Dorset and is also a popular non-motorway route from Bristol to Exeter and Cornwall via the A303.