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Dorchester
Dorchester , town (1991 pop. 13,734), county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is a busy agricultural market, especially for sheep and lambs. Printing, leatherworking, brewing, and the manufacture of agricultural machinery are important industries. Nearby is Maiden Castle, a fortification originally built in prehistoric times. In Roman times, Dorchester was called Durnovaria; Maumbury Rings, another pre-Roman site, was used by the Romans as an amphitheater. Baron Jeffreys of Wem held his Bloody Assizes in the town in 1685. It was also the site of the 1834 trial of the "Tolpuddle Martyrs," important in the history of British trade unionism. Thomas Hardy lived in Dorchester, which is the "Casterbridge" of his Wessex novels. |
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"Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DorchestEng.html "Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DorchestEng.html |
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Dorchester
Dorchester (Dorset). Civitas-capital of the Durotriges. Lying near the Iron Age hill-fort of Maiden castle, Durnovaria may have succeeded a base of legio II Augusta. A large bath-house lay in the south-eastern part of the town and the amphitheatre lay to the south, reusing the site of a Neolithic henge monument, Maumbury Rings. Earthen defences enclosing an area of c.75 acres constructed in the late 2nd cent. were refurbished in stone in the 3rd. Of the 3rd and 4th cents. were well-appointed houses and the large western cemetery at Poundbury, which may have been Christian.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dorchester.html JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Dorchester.html |
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Dorchester, Canada, UK, USA 1. Canada (New Brunswick): named after Guy Carleton (1724–1808), 1st Baron of Dorchester, governor‐general of British North America (1786–96).2. UK (England): formerly Durnovaria, Dornwaraceaster ‘(Roman) Town called Durnovaria’ from a Celtic name possibly meaning a ‘place of fist‐sized rocks’ and ceaster. Dorecestre was the name in the 1086 Domesday Book.3. USA (Massachusetts); founded in 1630 and named after the English town.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dorchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dorchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dorchester.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dorchester." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dorchester.html |
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Dorchester
Dorchester (Dorset). Civitas‐capital of the Durotriges. Lying near the Iron Age hill‐fort of Maiden castle, Durnovaria may have succeeded a base of legio II Augusta. A large bath‐house lay in the south‐eastern part of the town and the amphitheatre lay to the south, reusing the site of a Neolithic henge monument, Maumbury Rings.
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JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dorchester.html JOHN CANNON. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Dorchester.html |
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Dorchester
Dorchester Dorset. Durnovaria 4th cent., Dornwaraceaster 864, Dorecestre 1086 (DB). ‘Roman town called Durnovaria’. Reduced form of Celtic name (perhaps meaning ‘place with fist-sized pebbles’) + OE ceaster.
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A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dorchester.html A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dorchester.html |
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Dorchester
Dorchester Oxon. Dorciccaestræ 731, Dorchecestre 1086 (DB). ‘Roman town called Dorcic’. Celtic name (obscure in origin and meaning) + OE ceaster.
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A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dorchester1.html A. D. MILLS. "Dorchester." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dorchester1.html |
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Dorchester
Dorchester Mass.: see Boston . |
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"Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-DorchestUS.html "Dorchester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-DorchestUS.html |
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"Dorchester." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dorchester." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dorchester.html "Dorchester." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dorchester.html |
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