tumulus

tumulus is an archaeological site in , , . tumulus is situated nearby to , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and Kingston Maurward House.

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in , , 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. is situated 1 mile northwest of tumulus.

Manor estate
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is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in situated in the Frome valley two miles east of . is situated 1¼ miles west of tumulus.

Church
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is situated 1 mile southwest of tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodsford and Dorchester.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town . Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. is situated 1½ miles east of tumulus.

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is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Suburb
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is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. is situated 4 miles west of tumulus.

tumulus

Latitude
50.7185° or 50° 43′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.37751° or 2° 22′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C2VPJ9C+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1159330592
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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