Dorchester
Encyclopedia
England
- Dorchester, Dorset, the county town of Dorset; central to the organisation of the emigration of Puritans to North America during the 17th century
- Dorchester, OxfordshireDorchester, OxfordshireDorchester-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the River Thame in Oxfordshire, about northwest of Wallingford and southeast of Oxford. Despite its name, Dorchester is not on the River Thames, but just above the Thame's confluence with it...
, also known as Dorchester-on-Thames
Canada
- Dorchester, New BrunswickDorchester, New BrunswickDorchester is a Canadian village and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.It is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the lush Memramcook River valley near the river's discharge point into Shepody Bay...
, shire town of Westmorland County - Dorchester, OntarioDorchester, OntarioDorchester is the residential and commercial core of the municipality of Thames Centre, located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, a few kilometers directly east from the city of London. According to the Canada 2006 Census, the town has a population of 9,329....
, a rural community in Middlesex County - Dorchester (provincial electoral district)Dorchester (provincial electoral district)Dorchester was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the district was created in 1867...
, a former Quebec provincial electoral district
United States
- Dorchester, IllinoisDorchester, IllinoisDorchester is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dorchester is located at ....
- Dorchester, IowaDorchester, IowaDorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. Its elevation is 738 feet . Although Dorchester is unincorporated, it has a...
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- Dorchester, NebraskaDorchester, NebraskaDorchester is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dorchester is located at ....
- Dorchester, New HampshireDorchester, New HampshireDorchester is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally granted by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761, Dorchester was named for Dorchester in Dorset, England. When the recipients failed to take up the grant, it was...
- Dorchester, South CarolinaDorchester, South CarolinaDorchester was a town in South Carolina. Situated on the Ashley River around from Charleston, it was founded in February 1696 by the followers of Reverend Joseph Lord from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who gave it the same name of the town whence they had emigrated, which was in turn named after the...
- Dorchester, TexasDorchester, TexasDorchester is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 109 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dorchester is located at ....
- Dorchester, WisconsinDorchester, WisconsinDorchester is a village in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, along the 45th parallel. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Dorchester County, MarylandDorchester County, MarylandDorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake...
- Dorchester County, South Carolina
Military
- Dorchester Armour, a variant of Chobham armour used on modern battle tanks
- USS DorchesterUSS DorchesterTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Dorchester:*USS Dorchester , a schooner in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918, a barracks ship in commission from 1945 to 1946-See also:...
, the name of several United States Navy ships - USAT DorchesterUSAT DorchesterUSAT Dorchester was a United States Army Transport ship that was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat on February 3, 1943, during World War II...
, a United States Army transport ship - HMS Dorchester, A Royal Navy Capital ship of the Second World War
- "Dorchester", a nickname for the AEC Armoured Command VehicleAEC Armoured Command VehicleAEC Armoured Command Vehicle was a series of command vehicles built by the British Associated Equipment Company during the Second World War.-History:...
People
- Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount DorchesterDudley Carleton, 1st Viscount DorchesterDudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State.-Early life:He was the second son of Antony Carleton of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, and of Jocosa, daughter of John Goodwin of Winchendon, Buckinghamshire...
(1573–1632), English diplomat - Guy Carleton, 1st Baron DorchesterGuy Carleton, 1st Baron DorchesterGuy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB , known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish-British soldier and administrator...
, a military commander in the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War, later Commander-in-Chief, North America, Governor of Quebec, and Governor General of Canada
Religion
- Bishop of Dorchester (historic)
- Bishop of Dorchester (Anglican)
- Dorchester AbbeyDorchester AbbeyDorchester Abbey is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.-History:...
, in Dorchester, Oxfordshire - Dorchester Friary, in DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Structures
- The Dorchester HotelDorchester HotelThe Dorchester is a luxury hotel in London, opened on 18 April 1931. It is situated on Park Lane in Mayfair, overlooking Hyde Park.The Dorchester was created by the famous builder Sir Robert McAlpine and the managing director of Gordon Hotels Ltd, Sir Frances Towle, who shared a vision of creating...
, an expensive luxury hotel in London - The Dorchester PenitentiaryDorchester PenitentiaryThe Dorchester Penitentiary is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick....
, a medium-security federal prison in Canada - The Dorchester Pottery WorksDorchester Pottery WorksDorchester Pottery Works is a historic site at 101-105 Victory Road in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. The Dorchester Pottery Works was founded in 1895 by George Henderson and made stoneware. The Dorchester Pottery Works closed in 1979...
, a historic site in Massachusetts
Transportation
- Dorchester Boulevard, a thoroughfare located in Westmount, Quebec, and formerly in Montreal, where it has been renamed René-Lévesque Boulevard.
- Dorchester AvenueDorchester Avenue (Boston)Dorchester Avenue is a street in Boston, Massachusetts, running from downtown south via South Boston and Dorchester to the border with Milton, where it ends...
, originally build as a turnpike, Dot Ave is a street in Boston, Massachusetts, running from downtown south via South Boston and Dorchester to the border with Milton, where it ends.