Dorchester
town in Dorset, England, UK
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Summary
Dorchester is a county town[1]. Dorchester draws 2,109 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #16 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dorset[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5], market town[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Bayeux[7]
- Postal code: DT1[8]
- Commons category: Dorchester, Dorset[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 01305[11]
- OS grid reference: SY690906[12]
- Authority: Dorchester Town Council[13]
- Official website: http://www.dorchester-tc.gov.uk/[14]
- IPA transcription: /ˈdɔːrtʃɛstər/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dorchester, Dorset[16]
- Commons gallery: Dorchester[17]
- Population: 20,135[18], 21,358[19], 16,171[20], 9956[21], 10,030[22], 11,622[23], 12,263[24], 13,740[25], 14,050[26], 15,100[27], 19,060[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Capital of: Dorset[32]
- Category for people born here: Q17320536[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Dorchester[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Dorchester, Dorset[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 55 m[36]
- Area: 4.92 km²[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Dorchester, Dorset[38]
- Historic county: Dorset[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dorchester include Dorchester Town F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1880[43] and 3858 Dorchester[44], an asteroid[45].
Why It Matters
Dorchester has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Dorchester is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Dorchester include Dorchester Town F.C.[40], an association football club[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1880[43] and 3858 Dorchester[44], an asteroid[45].