Dorchester
Dorchester is a historic market town and the county of Dorset in England. It is situated in between the towns of Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. Positioned on the banks of the River Frome, in the Frome Valley, it is south of the Dorset Downs and to the north of the South Dorset Ridgeway separating the area from Weymouth. The town centre is estimated to be in between 55 and 80 metres above sea level on gradual sloping ground by the River Frome's south bank. It is almost 7 miles north of Weymouth, 18 miles from Yeovil in Somerset, and 20 miles west of Poole. The land to the south and west of the town comes under the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the 2011 Census, Dorchester has a population of 19060, with 8449 households. Within this population, 48.35 percent of locals were male and 51.6 percent were female. Marginally under the 18.9 per cent for England overall, 17 percent of inhabitants were under 16 years old, and 22.4 per cent of locals were over 65 years of age, being somewhat above the 16.4 per cent for England as a whole. Study conducted for 2012 reported that there were 17500 people working in Dorchester, of which 51 per cent were working full-time. There is a total of six industrial estates in Dorchester, which consists of The Grove Trading Estate, Poundbury Trading Estate, Marabout Barracks, Great Western Centre, Railway Triangle and Casterbridge Industrial Estate. The Brewery Square redevelopment project has made it possible for regional and nationwide stores, restaurants and bars to be in simple reach of the town's residents. For all your house upgrades, make sure to make use of reliable contractors in Dorchester to make particular of quality.