Green Hill
Green Hill is a peak in Puddletown, West Dorset District, England. Green Hill is situated nearby to the locality Troy Town Copse, as well as near Beacon Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and Athelhampton Hall.
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.
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.
Tolpuddle
Village
Photo: Gillian Moy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolpuddle is a village in the civil parish of Burleston and Tolpuddle, in Dorset, England, on the River Piddle from which it takes its name, 8 miles east of Dorchester, the county town, and 12 miles west of Poole.
Green Hill
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Puddletown, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.7382° or 50° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.3678° or 2° 22′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C2VPJQJ+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4074737299OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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