Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. Dorchester 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 area around Dorchester was first settled in prehistoric times. The Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. After the departure of the Romans, Dorchester diminished in significance, but during the medieval period became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the Bloody Assizes presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion, and later the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
The Brewery Square redevelopment project is taking place in phases, with other development projects planned. The town has a land-based college, Kingston Maurward College, the Thomas Hardye Upper School, three middle schools and thirteen first schools. The Dorset County Hospital offers an accident and emergency service, and the town is served by two railway stations. Through vehicular traffic is routed round the town by means of a bypass. The town has a football club and a rugby union club, several museums and the biannual Dorchester Festival. It is twinned with three towns in Europe. As well as having many listed buildings, a number of notable people have been associated with the town. It was for many years the home and inspiration of the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge uses a fictionalised version of Dorchester as its setting.
Dorchester town centre is sited about 55 to 80 metres (180 to 262 ft) above sea-level on gently sloping ground beside the south bank of the River Frome. Measured directly, it is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Weymouth, 18 miles (29 km) SSE of Yeovil in Somerset, and 20 miles (32 km) west of Poole.
The town has two railway stations. Dorchester South is on the South Western Main Line to Bournemouth, Southampton and London is operated by South West Trains; Dorchester West, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is on the Heart of Wessex Line, operated by GWR and connects with Yeovil, Bath and Bristol. As part of the regeneration at the Brewery Site in the town centre, Dorchester South railway station will become the first solar powered railway station in the UK.
Alot to see in ( Dorchester - UK ) such as :
Dinosaur Museum
The Keep, Dorchester
Max Gate
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
Dorset County Museum
The Tutankhamun Exhibition
Borough Gardens
Maumbury Rings
Roman Town House, Dorchester
Terracotta Warrior Museum
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St Birinus & Dorchester :: In Search of England
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This time while searching for England we head to Oxfordshire's lazy river Thames and the early Christian missionaries who lived there. Dorchester, the most historic town in Oxfordshire.
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Maumbury Rings - May 2018
On a quick visit to Dorset last weekend, I took the opportunity to visit Maumbury Rings, and shoot the first of several videos to come on the Way of the monk site. For more, visit
25th June 1019, Maumbury Rings, Maiden Castle and Christchurch Castle
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Maumbury Rings - this site was once a Neolithic Henge, then re-used as a Amphitheatre by the Romans, who had a town near by at Dorchester.
The monument was then re-used during the English civil war as a fort.
Maiden Castle - is a Iron age Hill Fort, originally a Neolithic causewayed enclosure.
This site was taken in battle by the invading Roman army in 43 AD.
Christchrch Castle - is a Norman castle built after the Norman invasion of England in 1066 AD.
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Hardy Monument near Dorchester Dorset
Having a quick look around the Monument on a very nice day in June 2014 droneaccess.co.uk
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Apollo - One Giant Leap and Moonbury Rings
Moonbury Rings was a weekend of music, art and free events in Dorchester, Dorset, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, culminating in a huge performance of Geof Edge's cantata 'Apollo - One Giant Leap'
Neolithic Timber Circle, Dorchester
...under Waitrose in Dorchester are some clues to a huge neolithic monument which once stood where much of the town now stands; more info:
Remembering the Dorset Poet, William Barnes at St Peter's Church, Dorchester, Dorset
On Sunday 8 October 2017, Members of the William Barnes Society and the public commemorated the anniversary of the death of Dorset poet, William Barnes (7th October 1886) at St Peter's Church, Dorchester, Dorset. With the singing of 'Linden Lea' by the church choir followed by laying floral tributes and dialect reading
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Ben Waters Band Maumbury Rings 29/08/2011
shortish vid of Ben Waters and his band @ Maumbury rings Dorchester
Dorchester, Historic Market town in Dorset, England ( 12 )
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. 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, eight miles ( 13 km ) south. Dorchester is noted as being home and inspiration to the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge was based on the town.
In 1613 and 1725 great fires destroyed large parts of the town, but some of the mediaeval buildings, including Judge Jeffrey's lodgings, and the Tudor almshouse survives in the town centre, amongst the replacement Georgian buildings, many of which are built in Portland limestone. In the 17th century the town was at the centre of the Puritan emigration to America, and the local rector, John White, organised the settlement of Dorchester, Massachusetts. For his efforts on behalf of Puritan dissenters, White has been called the unheralded founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1642, just before the English Civil War, Hugh Green, a Catholic chaplain was executed here. After his execution, Puritans played football with his head. The town was heavily defended against the Royalists in the Civil War. In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth failed in his invasion attempt, the Monmouth Rebellion, and almost 300 of his men were condemned to death or transportation in the ~ Bloody Assizes, held in the Oak Room of the Antelope Hotel, Dorchester and presided over by Judge Jeffrey's. In 1833, the Tolpuddle Martyrs formed the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. Trade unions were legal, but due to them swearing an oath of allegiance, they were arrested and tried in the Shire Hall in Dorchester. This building still remains and is preserved as it was at the time. Under the court are the cells where the prisoners were held while waiting for their court appearance. Dorchester Prison was constructed in the town during the 19th century and the prison is still in use today, holding convicted and remanded inmates from the local courts.
Poundbury is the well - known western extension of the town, constructed on Duchy of Cornwall land ( owned by Charles, Prince of Wales ) according to urban village principles since 1993. Being developed over 25 years, it will eventually be composed of four phases with a total of 2,500 dwellings and a population of about 6,000. Since 2008, Poundbury is now home to Dorset Fire and Rescue Service headquarters and Dorchester fire station. Prince Charles designed the estate ( as well as the local Tesco supermarket ) and makes several visits throughout the year. The catchment area extends eight miles west, north and east of the town, and two miles south. Brewery Square is a new development in the heart of the town, and is planned to include a multitude of retail outlets, residential units, bars, restaurants and various cultural facilities, plus the regeneration of Dorchester South station to make it the UK's first solar powered rail station.
This remaining Duchy land was farmed under the open field system until 1874 when the land was enclosed - or consolidated - into three large farms by the landowners and residents. Soon afterwards followed a series of key developments for the town: the enclosing of Poundbury hill fort for public enjoyment in 1876, the ~ Fair Field ( new site for the market, off Weymouth Avenue ) in 1877, the Recreation Ground ( also off Weymouth Avenue ) opening in 1880, and the imposing Eldridge Pope Brewery of 1881, adjacent to the railway line to Southampton. Salisbury Field was retained for public use in 1892, with land being purchased in 1895 for the formal Borough Gardens, between West Walks and Cornwall Road. The clock and bandstand were added in 1898. Meanwhile, land had begun to be developed for housing outside the walls. This included the Cornwall Estate, between the Borough Gardens and the Great Western Railway, from 1876 and the Prince of Wales Estate, centred on Prince of Wales Road, from 1880. Land for the Victoria Park Estate was bought in 1896 and building began in 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. The lime trees in Queen's Avenue were planted in February 1897.
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Stinsford School, Dorchester, Dorset.
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Maiden Castle, Dorset
00:00:00 Introduction : Maiden Castle, Dorset
00:02:44 Part 1: Before the fort
00:05:58 Part 2: First hill fort
00:11:30 Part 3: Developed hill fort
00:18:21 Part 4: Decline
00:21:12 Part 5: Roman activity and abandonment
00:25:00 Part 6: Later history
00:27:02 Part 7: Archaeological investigations
00:28:51 Part 8: Cultural references
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Brewery Square Zumba Flash Mob at Dorchester Carnival
A great end to the Dorchester Carnival 2013 - the Weymouth Zumba team do a flash mob takeover of Brewery Square fountains.
Bonkers Science celebrate 50 years since the moon landings.
Dorchester Council and Bonkers Science team up with The Institute of Physics for a fun-filled weekend at Maumbury Rings, Dorchester, Dorset. July 2019.
120 pilots fly Will's 'Newton's Helicopter'.