| The historic county town of Dorchester was the Durnovara of the Romans (who founded it in 70AD) and the fictional Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy’s novels. The town has a busy shopping centre and flourishing market. It has long been recognised as the administrative centre of the County. There is a variety of commercial estates catering for light industry and high technology. Plans for the future of Dorchester are closely tied in with the Prince of Wales inspired mixed housing and light industrial development at Poundbury, on the western fringe of the town. Communications
Dorchester lies at the junction of the A35, south coast trunk road, and the A37 to Yeovil and the north. It also has direct rail links to both London and Bristol.
Commercial land
Dorchester offers a number of established industrial estates across the town with new office and industrial business space at Poundbury on the western outskirts. There are also a number of industrial estates within the Dorchester area: Enterprise Park at Piddlehinton, Hybris Business Park at Crossways and Winfrith Technology Centre situated between Dorchester and Wareham.
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