The Great Field
The Great Field is a park in Dorchester, West Dorset District, England. The Great Field is situated nearby to the playground Play Park, as well as near Damers First School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poundbury Hill and Dorchester West railway station.
Poundbury Hill
Archaeological site
Poundbury Hill is the site of a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial Bronze Age occupation site and an Iron Age hillfort. Poundbury Hill is situated 2,100 feet northeast of The Great Field.
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 3,800 feet southeast of The Great Field.
Roman Town House
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roman Town House in Dorchester is a Roman ruin within Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, England. Dorset County Council acquired Colliton Park in 1933 as the site for the construction of County Hall. Roman Town House is situated 3,900 feet east of The Great Field.
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 2½ miles north of The Great Field.
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 3 miles northwest of The Great Field.
The Great Field
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71496° or 50° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.45777° or 2° 27′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C2VPG7R+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 564394977OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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