Higher Kingston Farm
Higher Kingston Farm is a farm in Stinsford, West Dorset District, England. Higher Kingston Farm is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Grey’s Wood, as well as near the peak Ice Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and 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 1 mile east of Higher Kingston Farm.
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 south of Higher Kingston Farm.
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 2 miles southwest of Higher Kingston Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Charlton Down.
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 2½ miles northwest of Higher Kingston Farm.
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 3 miles southwest of Higher Kingston Farm.
Higher Kingston Farm
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.73559° or 50° 44′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.40362° or 2° 24′ 13″ westOperator
Hollands Farms Dorchester LtdOpen location code
9C2VPHPW+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1323937960OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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