Dorchester
Dorchester is a historic market town and the county of Dorset in England. It is situated 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 approximated to be in between 55 and 80 metres above sea level on progressive sloping ground by the River Frome's south bank. It is around 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. In accordance with the 2011 Census, Dorchester has a population of 19060, with 8449 homes. Within this population, 48.35 percent of homeowners were male and 51.6 percent were female. Somewhat under the 18.9 per cent for England overall, 17 percent of inhabitants were under 16 years of ages, and 22.4 percent of homeowners were over 65 years old, being somewhat above the 16.4 percent for England as a whole. Analysis conducted for 2012 showed that there were 17500 people working in Dorchester, of which 51 percent 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 let local and national stores, eateries and bars to be in easy reach of the town's occupants. For all of your home upgrades, make certain to make use of credible contractors in Dorchester to make certain of quality.