Higher Bockhampton

Higher Bockhampton
Dorset
Thomas Hardy's Birthplace, Higher Bockhampton
Location
Grid reference:	SY725925
Location:	50°43’53"N, 2°23’28"W
Data
Postcode:	DT2
Local Government
Council:	Dorset
Parliamentary constituency:	West Dorset

Higher Bockhampton is a tiny hamlet in Dorset, a mile to the north-east of Stinsford, in the south of the county.

This place is famed as the birthplace of Thomas Hardy, the poet and novelist, and his birthplace, by the name 'Thomas Hardy's Cottage' is preserved as a museum in the care of National Trust.

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