Dorchester West
Dorchester West is a railway stop in Dorchester, West Dorset District, England. Dorchester West is situated nearby to the park Borough Gardens, as well as near St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorchester West railway station and St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
Dorchester West railway station
Railway station
Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other being Dorchester South. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all services that stop here.
St Mary’s Church, Dorchester
Church
St Mary's Church, also known as St Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was built in 1910–12 for a cost of £11,500. St Mary’s Church, Dorchester is situated 830 feet south of Dorchester West.
Maumbury Rings
Maumbury Rings is a Neolithic henge in the south of Dorchester town in Dorset, England. It is a large circular earthwork, 85 metres in diameter, with a single bank and an entrance to the north east. Maumbury Rings is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Dorchester West.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
Poundbury
Suburb
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Charlton Down
Village
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 3 miles north of Dorchester West.
Upwey
Village
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area. Upwey is situated 3½ miles south of Dorchester West.
Dorchester West
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71161° or 50° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.44301° or 2° 26′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C2VPH64+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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