Dorchester

Dorchester is a community in Westmorland County, , Canada. The community became part of the new town of in the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 906 residents
  • Description: former village in New Brunswick, Canada
  • Also known as: “Dorchester, New Brunswick”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dorchester Penitentiary.

Prison
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, . It shares a property with Westmorland Institution and Shepody Healing Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodhurst and Memramcook.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The community is situated in Southeastern New Brunswick, to the southeast of . is part of Greater Moncton. is situated 6 km northeast of Dorchester.

Village
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, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language. is situated 9 km northwest of Dorchester.

Dorchester

Latitude
45.89929° or 45° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
-64.517° or 64° 31′ 1″ west
Population
906
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
87QQVFXM+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 279743125
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5941759
Wiki­data ID
Q3036985
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Dorchester” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دورتشستر”
  • Cebuano: “Dorchester”
  • Dutch: “Dorchester, New Brunswick”
  • Dutch: “Dorchester”
  • French: “Dorchester, Nouveau-Brunswick”
  • French: “Dorchester”
  • German: “Dorchester”
  • Irish: “Dorchester”
  • Italian: “Dorchester”
  • Persian: “دورچستر، نیوبرانزویک”
  • Portuguese: “Dorchester”
  • Slovenian: “Dorchester”
  • Spanish: “Dorchester (Nuevo Brunswick)”
  • Spanish: “Dorchester”
  • Swedish: “Dorchester, New Brunswick”
  • Swedish: “Dorchester”
  • Turkish: “Dorchester”
  • Ukrainian: “Дорчестер (Нью-Брансвік)”
  • Ukrainian: “Дорчестер”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dorchester Memorial Public Library and Dorchester Town Hall.

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