Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
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.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: hardysbirthplace@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cob and thatch building in Stinsford, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hardy’s Cottage”
- Postal code: DT2 8QJ
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingston Maurward House and Dinosaur Museum.
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. Kingston Maurward House is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Thomas Hardy’s Cottage.
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 2½ miles southwest of Thomas Hardy’s Cottage.
Mount Pleasant henge
Archaeological site
Mount Pleasant henge is a Neolithic henge enclosure in the English county of Dorset. It lies southeast of Dorchester in the civil parish of West Stafford. It still partially survives as an earthwork. Mount Pleasant henge is situated 2 miles southwest of Thomas Hardy’s Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodsford and Dorchester.
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 Thomas Hardy’s Cottage.
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.
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 3½ miles northwest of Thomas Hardy’s Cottage.
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
- Categories: historic house museum, thatched cottage, and tourism
- Location: Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73148° or 50° 43′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.38633° or 2° 23′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C2VPJJ7+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 30685022OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5859508
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Thomas Hardy’s Cottage” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ハーディ生家”
- Spanish: “Casa de campo de Thomas Hardy”
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