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. Dorchester civil parish, which includes the experimental community of Poundbury and the suburb of Fordington, had a population of 21,358 in 2021.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk/
