Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
Charminster
Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the county town Dorchester.
In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940 and also contains the hamlet of Charlton Down.
How locals move
Getting around Charminster the local way
- Get inDespite its history as a cross-Channel ferry port, these days the furthest you can get on a passenger vessel from Weymouth is Portland; ships from the Channel Islands and France dock at Poole.
- Get inServices to Poole from the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, as well as Cherbourg in Normandy and Saint-Malo in Brittany by fast or traditional ferry are provided by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries.
- Go nextIsle of Portland – take the A354 south or a ferry to Portland, a tied island known for its stone.
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