St Mary’s Church, Dorchester
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.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Mary” and “Church of St Mary the Virgin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorchester West railway station and Maumbury Rings.
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 640 feet northeast of St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
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 1,000 feet southeast of St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
Dorchester South railway station
Railway station
Dorchester South is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset, England, the other is Dorchester West. The station is on the South West Main Line and is situated 135 miles 70 chains down the line from London Waterloo, between Moreton and Upwey. Dorchester South railway station is situated 1,500 feet east of St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
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.
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 3 miles north of St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
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 3½ miles south of St Mary’s Church, Dorchester.
St Mary’s Church, Dorchester
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70943° or 50° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.44406° or 2° 26′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH54+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 511511308OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17541156
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Church, Dorchester” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مريم”
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Highlights include St Marys Garden and Victoria Park Post Office.
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