Dorchester - Definition

Dorchester is the name of two towns in England:

• Dorchester, Dorset (the traditional county town of Dorset)
• Dorchester, Oxfordshire (Dorchester-on-Thames, anciently the seat of the Bishop of Dorchester)

Dorchester in Dorset was central in the organisation of the emigration of puritans to North America in the 17th century, which is why:

Dorchester is also the name of some places in Canada:

• Dorchester, Ontario
• Dorchester, New Brunswick

Dorchester is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

• Dorchester, Massachusetts
• Dorchester, Illinois
• Dorchester, Nebraska
• Dorchester, New Hampshire
• Dorchester, Texas
• Dorchester, Wisconsin
• Dorchester County, Maryland

The Dorchester Hotel is an expensive luxury hotel on London's Park Lane.

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester was the first Governor of Canada.