Dor chester

(dorches-tr,) at own of England, C. ofco. Dorset, on the Frome, 8 m. N.E. of Weymouth. Pop. 7,376. Dor chester, in Lower Canada, an E. co., b. N.W. by the co. of Levis, and S.E. by the State of Maine; area, 2,050 sq. m. Pop. abt. 20,000.-In Maryland, a S.E. co., b.by Delaware on the E., and by Chesapeake Bay on the W.; area, 640 sq. m.; C. Cambridge. Pop. 19,458.In Ma achusetts, a fine town, now forming the 16th ward of the city of Boston. This place was the cradle of the New England cod-fisheries. Pop. 12,259. [s. 298]