Dorchester

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Information on Dorchester

The Town of Dorchester is located in England. Its area, population and other key information are listed below.
For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the Town hall of Dorchester at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the Town hall office by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability.

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Dorchester Town COUNCIL

Dorchester council addressDorchesterCivic centre Dorchester
19 North Square
Dorchester Dorset DT1 1JF
United Kingdom
Work+44 01305266861
Phone number of Dorchester council01305266861
International: +44 01305266861
Email of Dorchester councilLoading...
Official website of Dorchester councildorchester-tc.gov.uk
Mayor of DorchesterRichard M. Biggs

Demography of Dorchester

Name of Dorchester inhabitants (demonym)Not available
DateCurrent valueClassed by Region/Country
Population19 060 inhabitants411 / 446
Population density in DorchesterNot available

Dorchester administrative division

CountryUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
Non-metropolitan countyDorset

Toponymy and translation of Dorchester

Bulgarian: ДорчестърPersian: دورچستر، دورستJapanese: ドーチェスター
Korean: 도체스터Latin: DurnovariaNorwegian Nynorsk: Dorchester i Dorset
Russian: ДорчестерUkrainian: ДорчестерUrdu: ڈورچسٹر، ڈورسٹ
Yiddish: דארטשעסטערChinese: 多爾切斯特 

Transportation modes in Dorchester

Airport
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton 22.3 miles
Bournemouth Airport 27.2 miles
Exeter International Airport 42.1 miles

Dorchester territory

Dorchester areaNot available
Dorchester altitude272 Altitude feet
Geographical coordinatesLatitude: 50.7087
Longitude: -2.45456
Latitude: 50° 42' 31'' North
Longitude: 2° 27' 16'' West
Time zone
UTC +0:00 (Europe/London)
Summer time : UTC +1:00
Winter time : UTC +0:00
Local time
Cities twinned with Dorchester
Denmark HolbækFrance BayeuxGermany Lübbecke
Namesake of Dorchester
  • Dorchester, England, Royaume-Uni
  • Dorchester, Illinois, États-Unis
  • Dorchester, Nebraska, États-Unis
  • Dorchester, New Hampshire, États-Unis
  • Dorchester, Texas, États-Unis
  • Dorchester, Wisconsin, États-Unis
  • Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada
Natural parksDorchester isn't part of a natural park

What is Dorchester close to?

Dorchester neighbouring municipalities
CharminsterCharminsterStinsford
CharminsterNeighbouring townsWinterborne Herringston
Winterborne MonktonWinterborne HerringstonWinterborne Herringston
Dorchester neighbouring municipalities
Winterborne Herringston 1.2 milesCharminster 1.2 milesWinterborne Came 1.8 miles
Stinsford 2 milesWinterborne Monkton 2 milesWhitcombe 2.2 miles
Bradford Peverell 2.2 milesWest Stafford 2.6 milesStratton 2.6 miles
Broadmayne 3.5 milesWest Knighton 3.6 milesBincombe 3.7 miles
Winterbourne Steepleton 3.8 milesWinterbourne Abbas 4.3 milesGodmanstone 4.5 miles
Piddlehinton 4.7 milesFrampton 4.9 milesWoodsford 5 miles
Puddletown 5 milesOsmington 5 milesNether Cerne 5.1 miles

Distance between Dorchester and other main cities and towns

London : 115 milesBirmingham : 125 milesLeeds : 217 miles
Glasgow : 364 milesSheffield : 190 milesBradford : 215 miles
Manchester : 191 milesEdinburgh : 364 milesBristol : 52 miles closest
Liverpool : 188 milesCardiff : 62 milesWakefield : 210 miles
Coventry : 124 milesWigan : 196 milesDudley : 126 miles
Distances are calculated as the crow flies

Leisure and activities in Dorchester surrounding area

No activities found in town Dorchester

Other information on the Town of Dorchester

Nuclear power plantWinfrith nuclear power station 13 mile