Higher Bockhampton
Higher Bockhampton is a hamlet in Stinsford, West Dorset District, England. Higher Bockhampton is situated nearby to the locality Black Heath, as well as near the hamlet Lower Bockhampton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and Kingston Maurward House.
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, is a small cob and thatch building that is the birthplace of the English author Thomas Hardy. He was born there in 1840 and lived in the cottage until he was aged 34—during which time he wrote the novels Under the Greenwood Tree and Far from the Madding Crowd —when he left home to be married to Emma Gifford.
Kingston Maurward House
Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston Maurward House is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in Dorset situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester.
Dinosaur Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. Dinosaur Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Higher Bockhampton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Woodsford.
Dorchester
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset. A market town with an undoubtedly long history, Dorchester has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.
Woodsford
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodsford is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. Woodsford is situated 2½ miles southeast of Higher Bockhampton.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 3 miles northwest of Higher Bockhampton.
Higher Bockhampton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73019° or 50° 43′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.39223° or 2° 23′ 32″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9C2VPJJ5+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 30685021OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
7302256
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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