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Dorchester on Thames (or Dorchester-on-Thames) is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Wallingford and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. The town is a few hundred yards from the confluence of the River Thames and River Thame. A common practice of the scholars at Oxford was to refer to the river Thames ...
Dorchester (/ ˈ d ɔːr tʃ ɛ s t ər / DOR-ches-tər) is the county town of Dorset, England.It is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) to the south.
The village is on the outside of a meander in the River Thames, on slightly higher ground than the flood plain around it. The river navigation follows Clifton cut, not the meander. About 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east, across the river, is the Roman town of Dorcic – now Dorchester-on-Thames.
The King's Arms, Dorchester, viewed from the east. The King's Arms is a large pub and hotel on High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset. [1] [2] [3] It is grade II* listed.[4] [5] The Buildings of England describes its frontage as a "fine expansive early [nineteenth-century] composition", with an attached assembly room, [6] although the hotel is older than this. [7]
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is a restaurant located in The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. It is one of over 25 restaurants operated by French-born chef Alain Ducasse . As of 2022 [update] , the executive chef of the restaurant is Jean-Philippe Blondet, [ 1 ] who succeeded Chef Jocelyn Herland. [ 2 ]
This is a list of settlements in both the non-metropolitan shire and ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England.. Places marked ¹ were in the administrative county of Berkshire before the boundary changes of 1974.
Newington is about 3 miles (5 km) from the Roman town of Dorchester on Thames. The earliest in situ remains are evidence for plots from after the Norman conquest of England, indating from the late 11th and early 12th centuries. These may have been agricultural enclosures, such as paddocks, but were probably laid out as house-plots for tenants.
Little Wittenham SSSI is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. [5] Day's Lock is north-east of the village. On the opposite bank to the north-east, a little distance from the river itself, is the town of Dorchester-on-Thames which can be reached on foot via Little Wittenham Bridge.