Gardens · South East England
County Hall, Dorchester
County Hall, Dorchester — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
County Hall, Dorchester is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The County Hall is a municipal facility at Colliton Park in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the early 20th century, Shire Hall in Dorchester was the local facility for dispensing justice and the meeting place of Dorset County Council. After deciding the Shire Hall was inadequate for their needs, county leaders chose to procure a new county headquarters: the site selected had previously been open land known as "Colliton Park" which had once been occupied by the monastic hospital of St John the Baptist. A statue of Thomas Hardy, to the south east of County Hall, predates the building and was erected in 1931. The foundation stone for the new building at Colliton Park was laid by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, the Earl of Shaftesbury, on 26 September 1938. Progress was delayed…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7166, -2.4406
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 1XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Phone
- +44 1305 224283
- Established
- 1955
- Official site
- www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q76436037 (CC0)
- wikipedia: County Hall, Dorchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Hall, Dorchester?
- County Hall, Dorchester is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 1XE), in the parish of Dorchester.
- When was County Hall, Dorchester built?
- Built or established in 1955.
- How do I get to County Hall, Dorchester?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT1 1XE. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.