Little Britain, Fordington, Dorchester

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Little Britain, Fordington, Dorchester

Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 7 Oct 2008

Fordington used to be a parish all of its own and was the "low" part of town down by the river, where most of the towns slums were. It has come up in the world a bit and the slums have been swept away. A victorian chapel is the back drop for the street name which, appropriately, is a dead end.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.712544
Longitude
-2.42556