Puddletown

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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 2 miles southwest of Puddletown.

Athelhampton Hall

Castle

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Athelhampton Hall is a castle, which is situated 2 miles east of Puddletown.

Dewlish House

Building

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Dewlish House is a country house near Dewlish in Dorset. It is a Grade I Listed building. Dewlish House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Puddletown.

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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 3 miles east of Puddletown.

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 south of Puddletown.

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 4 miles west of Puddletown.

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