Duddle Heath

Duddle Heath is a heath in , , . Duddle Heath is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and Kingston Maurward House.

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in , , 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. is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Duddle Heath.

Manor estate
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in situated in the Frome valley two miles east of . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Duddle Heath.

Castle
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is situated 2 miles southeast of Duddle Heath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodsford and Dorchester.

Hamlet
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is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town . Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. is situated 2 miles southeast of Duddle Heath.

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is the county town of . A market town with an undoubtedly long history, has connections to Thomas Hardy, the Tolpuddle Martyrs and Roman Britain, and today features a wide range of visitor attractions, independent retailers and eateries.

Village
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is a new village in , England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town . It lies within the civil parish of . is situated 4 miles northwest of Duddle Heath.

Duddle Heath

Latitude
50.72827° or 50° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
-2.37666° or 2° 22′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C2VPJHF+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 547634194
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­heath
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