Kingston Maurward House
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.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Pleasant henge and Max Gate.
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 4,000 feet southwest of Kingston Maurward House.
Max Gate
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Max Gate is the former home of Thomas Hardy and is located on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was designed and built by Thomas Hardy for his own use in 1885 and he lived there until his death in 1928. Max Gate is situated 1 mile southwest of Kingston Maurward House.
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. Thomas Hardy’s Cottage is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Kingston Maurward House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Poundbury.
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.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, 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. Poundbury is situated 2½ miles west of Kingston Maurward House.
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 3 miles east of Kingston Maurward House.
Kingston Maurward House
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: Grade I listed English country house in West Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: English country house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71829° or 50° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.40479° or 2° 24′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH9W+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 127581422OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q6413559
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In Other Languages
“Kingston Maurward House” goes by many names.
- French: “Kingston Maurward House”
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Highlights include St Michaels, Stinsford and Louds Mill.
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