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Dorchester

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Dorchester [ˈdɔːtʃɪstə]
n
(Placename) a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop.: 15 037 (1991) Latin name Durnovaria [ˌdjʊrnəʊˈveɪrɪə]
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From Wallingford up to Dorchester the neighbourhood of the river grows more hilly, varied, and picturesque.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
The young man from Dorchester accused Newman of a fault which he considered very grave, and which he did his best to avoid: what he would have called a want of "moral reaction.
The American by James, Henry View in context
Beneath him is the valley of the Frome, and all the wild lands that come tossing down from Dorchester, black and gold, to mirror their gorse in the expanses of Poole.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
 
 
 
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