The Old School
The Old School is a residential area in Puddletown, West Dorset District, England which is located on High Street. The Old School is situated nearby to Puddletown Library, as well as near the community center Puddletown Village Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Athelhampton Hall and Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum.
Athelhampton Hall
Castle
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Athelhampton Hall is a castle, which is situated 4,100 feet east of The Old School.
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Museum
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Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum is situated 2 miles east of The Old School.
Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
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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. Thomas Hardy’s Cottage is situated 2 miles southwest of The Old School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolpuddle and Woodsford.
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. Tolpuddle is situated 2 miles east of The Old School.
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 south of The Old School.
Affpuddle
Hamlet
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Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, 9 miles east of Dorchester. Affpuddle is situated 3 miles east of The Old School.
The Old School
- Type: Residential area
- Address: 38 High Street, Puddletown, DT2 8RY
- Location: Puddletown, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74765° or 50° 44′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.34439° or 2° 20′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C2VPMX4+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 1246040625OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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