Fortress Green
Fortress Green is a park in Dorchester, West Dorset District, England. Fortress Green is situated nearby to the church Dorchester Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as near the stadium Dorchester Town FC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maumbury Rings and Maiden Castle.
Maumbury Rings
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2,800 feet northeast of Fortress Green.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age. Maiden Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Fortress Green.
Dorchester West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Dorchester West railway station is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Fortress Green.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Upwey.
Poundbury
Suburb
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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.
Upwey
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles south of Fortress Green.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3½ miles north of Fortress Green.
Fortress Green
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70241° or 50° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.44863° or 2° 26′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH22+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1431529130OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dorchester Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and Dorchester Town FC.
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