Dorchester, Dorset
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Dorchester 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 civil parish includes the experimental community of Poundbury and the suburb of Fordington.
Town Pump and Municipal Buildings
Part of the Roman town house near County Hall, showing the underfloor heating system
Judge Jeffreys' lodging house, now a restaurant, at 6 High West Street
Shire Hall in High West Street, where the trial of the Tolpuddle martyrs took place
Dorset
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Dorset is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester.
Image: Durdle Door Overview
Image: The Pier, Bournemouth geograph.org.uk 2049229
Image: Sherborne Abbey 8415
Corfe Castle, captured and destroyed by Cromwell's army in 1646