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The town centre of Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A historic market town, Dorchester stands on the banks of the River Frome and remains a modest town.

Dorchester's literary heritage is worn openly. It was the home of the author Thomas Hardy, whose novels were based in and around Dorset, and the dialect poet the Rev William Barnes. (Read more)