'Dorchester' is the name of two towns in England:

★ Dorchester, Dorset (the traditional county town of Dorset)

★ Dorchester, Oxfordshire (Dorchester-on-Thames)

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★ Bishop of Dorchester (historic)

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★ Bishop of Dorchester (Anglican)

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★ Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester in Dorset was central in the organisation of the emigration of puritans to North America in the 17th century, which is why:
'Dorchester' is also the name of some places in Canada:

★ Dorchester, Ontario

★ Dorchester, New Brunswick

★ Dorchester (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district
'Dorchester' is also the name of some places in the United States of America:

★ Dorchester, Massachusetts

★ Dorchester, Illinois

★ Dorchester, Nebraska

★ Dorchester, New Hampshire

★ Dorchester, Texas

★ Dorchester, Wisconsin

★ Dorchester County, Maryland

★ Dorchester County, South Carolina
Dorchester is also:

★ The Dorchester Hotel, an expensive luxury hotel on London's Park Lane

★ Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, the first Governor of Canada

★ Dorchester Armour, a variant of Chobham armour used on modern tanks

★ USS ''Dorchester'', the name of several ships in the United States military

★ USAT ''Dorchester'', a United States Army transport ship

★ "Dorchester", a nickname for the AEC Armoured Command Vehicle

★ Dorchester Publishing

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