Dorchester
Built-up area in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.645, -1.168 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 57 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Dorchester, usually known as Dorchester-on-Thames, is a compact village and parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, set on the south bank of the River Thames where it meets the River Thame, only a short drive south of Oxford. It has deep roots - a substantial Roman settlement and an Anglo‑Saxon religious centre once stood here - and its historic core, centred on the impressive Dorchester Abbey, still reflects medieval and monastic architecture and considerable archaeological interest.
Today the village combines a rural economy of farms and small businesses with a steady stream of visitors who come for riverside walks, birdlife and boating; a number of residents commute to Oxford. Local life is focused on community activities, the village pub and school, and the steady attention of historians and archaeologists attracted by the layers of Roman, Saxon and medieval remains that make Dorchester disproportionately interesting for its size.
Postcode districts covering Dorchester
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Oxford 8.2 miles13.2 km
- High Wycombe 18 miles29 km
- Bracknell 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Aylesbury 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Maidenhead 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Wokingham 21.8 miles35.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Bicester 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Newbury 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Didcot 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Witney 17.1 miles27.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Wittenham Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Berinsfield Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Burcot Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Warborough and Shillingford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Warborough Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Drayton St. Leonard Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Long Wittenham Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Clifton Hampden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Newington Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Berrick Salome Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stadhampton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Dorchester
OX10 7RA, OX10 7JE, OX10 7JL, OX10 7JA, OX10 7JT, OX10 7HR, OX10 7LU, OX10 7JD, OX10 7HY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 32.9 miles52.9 km
- Luton Airport 37.7 miles60.7 km
- Culham Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Appleford Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Oxford Bus Station 8.6 miles13.9 km
Hotels in Dorchester Ad
Schools in Dorchester
- Dorchester St Birinus C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.1 miles13 km
- Magdalen College College 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Christ Church College College 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.4 miles13.5 km
- University of Oxford University 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.7 miles14 km