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词条 Dorchester
释义

  1. Geography

     England  Canada  United States 

  2. Military

  3. People

  4. Religion

  5. Structures

  6. Other

  7. See also

Dorchester may refer to:

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Geography

England

  • Dorchester, Dorset, the county town of Dorset
    • Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency in Dorset
  • Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, a village

Canada

  • Dorchester, New Brunswick, shire town of Westmorland County
  • Dorchester Parish, New Brunswick
  • Dorchester, Ontario, a rural community in Middlesex County
  • Dorchester (electoral district), a current federal electoral district in Quebec
  • Dorchester (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district
  • Dorchester Boulevard, former name of part of René Lévesque Boulevard in Montreal

United States

  • Dorchester, Illinois
  • Dorchester, Iowa
  • Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Dorchester Avenue (Boston)
  • Dorchester, Nebraska
  • Dorchester, New Hampshire
  • Dorchester, South Carolina
  • Dorchester, Texas
  • Dorchester, Wise County, Virginia
  • Dorchester, Wisconsin
  • Dorchester County, Maryland
  • Dorchester County, South Carolina

Military

  • USS Dorchester, the name of several United States Navy ships
  • SS Dorchester, a War Shipping Administration troop transport ship torpedoed February 3, 1943, noted for four Army Chaplains that gave up their life vests to save others
  • A fictional 'HMS Dorchester' featured in the Norman Wisdom film The Bulldog Breed
  • "Dorchester", a nickname for the AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
  • Dorchester armour, a variant of Chobham armour used on modern battle tanks

People

  • Troy Dorchester (born 1970) Canadian chuckwagon racer
Alternate name
  • The Duke of Dorchester a.k.a. Pete Doherty (born 1945), professional wrestler
  • Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, a military commander in the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War, later Commander-in-Chief, North America, Governor of Quebec, and Governor General of Canada
  • Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (1573–1632), English diplomat
Titles
  • Marquess of Dorchester
  • Countess of Dorchester
  • Earl of Dorchester
  • Viscount Dorchester
  • Baron Dorchester

Religion

  • Historic bishops of Dorchester:
    • For the bishops in Wessex, see Bishop of Winchester
    • For the bishops in Mercia, see Bishop of Lincoln
  • Bishop of Dorchester, modern episcopal title
  • Dorchester Abbey, in Dorchester, Oxfordshire
  • Dorchester Friary, in Dorset, England

Structures

  • HM Prison Dorchester, a men's prison located in Dorchester in Dorset, England closed in December 2013
  • The Dorchester, a luxury hotel in London
  • Dorchester Penitentiary, a medium-security federal prison in Canada
  • Dorchester Pottery Works, an historic site in Massachusetts

Other

  • 3858 Dorchester, an asteroid
  • Dorchester Publishing, a book publisher in the United States
  • Dorchester Town F.C., an association football club from Dorchester, Dorset
  • Dennis Dorchester, a motorcoach autobus made by Dennis

See also

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