Dorchester
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Dorchester is a Roman-founded town, likely meaning 'stronghold on the river Dour'. The 'chester' element comes from the Latin 'castra' meaning camp or fort.
Word origins
- Dor
- Unknownriver name
- chester
- Latinfort, camp(from castra "camp, fort")
Historical forms
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