Dorchester (/ˈdɔrtʃɛstər/ DOR-ches-tər) is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between the towns of Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester lies on the banks of the River Frome, in the Frome Valley, just south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway, that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) south.
Population: 16,879
Latitude: 50° 43' 0.01" N
Longitude: -2° 25' 59.99" W
North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow band of Cornbrash limestone, with Oxford clay adjacen…
Mupe Bay is a bay with shingle beach to the east of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England, and is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
Melbury Bubb is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the town of Sherborne. It is sited on Cornbrash limestone bene…
Lydlinch is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the town of Sturminster Newton. It is sited on Oxford clay close to the small River…
Littlemoor is a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, England and is about 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the town centre. The nearest railway station is Upwey 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the west.
Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Romano-Celtic Temple and Roman ruin situated on Jordan Hill above Bowleaze Cove in the eastern suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England. Original amateur excavations on the site in 1843, by J.
Ibberton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sturminster Newton and 7 miles (11 km) west of Blandford For…
Holnest is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district, in the Blackmore Vale 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Sherborne. It is a scattered village, sited on Oxford clay whi…
Hilton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited at an altitude of 135 metres in a small valley which drains chalk hills in the eastern part of the Dorset Downs. It lies within the North Dorset administra…
Furzy Cliff is located on the coast near the village of Preston, just to the east of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is at the northeastern end of Weymouth Beach, looking out over Weymouth Bay to Portland Harbour and the Isle of Portland. Close by to …
Frome Vauchurch is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It includes the hamlets of Frome Vauchurch and Toller…
Frampton Priory was a priory in Dorset, England.
Fifehead Neville is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town of Sturminster Newton in the North Dorset administrative district. In the 2011 ce…
East Weare Battery is a derelict Victorian gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It is located within the East Weares area of the island, overlooking Portland Harbour which it was built to protect, and sits below the cliff to the e…
Cull-Peppers Dish (grid reference SY814926) is a 0.9-hectare (2.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1989.
Corton Cutting (grid reference SY637855) is a 0.24 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England, notified in 1997.
Coombe Keynes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) west-south-west of Wareham. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 80. There are 22 houses in…
Chilcombe Camera was a priory in Dorset, England.