In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dorchester like this:
Dorchester.-- capital of county, municipal borough, and market town, Dorset, on river Frome, 8 miles N. of Weymouth and 138 miles SW. of London by rail, 635 ac., pop. 7567; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. D. was the Durnovaria of the Romans, and the Dorn Ceastre of the West Saxons. ...
Portions of the Roman wall still remain; also, the ruins of a large amphitheatre, the most perfect of its kind in England. There are some breweries, but the trade is mainly agricultural. A little to the W. of the town are large cavalry and infantry barracks. The bor. returned 1 member until 1885.
Dorchester through time
Dorchester is now part of West Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dorchester itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dorchester in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/43
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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