Dorset Museum
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is located in Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was known as the Dorset County Museum until 2021. Founded in 1846, the museum covers the county of Dorset's history and environment.Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Dorset County Museum” and “Dorset Museum & Art Gallery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Dinosaur Museum.
St Peter’s Church
Church
St Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Dorchester, Dorset, England. The majority of the church dates from the 15th century, with later alterations and extensions over the following centuries.
Dinosaur Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. Dinosaur Museum is situated 790 feet east of Dorset Museum.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is a former Church of England church in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1843–45, the church is a Grade II* listed building. All Saints Church is situated 420 feet east of Dorset Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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 2½ miles north of Dorset Museum.
Muckleford
Hamlet
Bradford Peverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, 2 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. Muckleford is situated 3½ miles northwest of Dorset Museum.
Dorset Museum
- Categories: local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71565° or 50° 42′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.43735° or 2° 26′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH87+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 256984483OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5298847
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In Other Languages
From French to Uzbek—“Dorset Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musèe Dorset”
- French: “Musèe Dorset”
- German: “Dorset County Museum”
- German: “Dorset Museum”
- Japanese: “ドーセット・カウンティ・ミュージアム”
- Japanese: “ドーセット州博物館”
- Portuguese: “Dorset County Museum”
- Uzbek: “Dorset okrugi muzeyi”
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