Black Heath

Places of Interest

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 2½ miles southwest of Black Heath.

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Woodsford

Hamlet

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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 2 miles southeast of Black Heath.

Dorchester

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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 Black Heath.

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