Lower Waterston PRS

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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 south of Lower Waterston PRS.

The Thimble

Pub

Photo: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Thimble is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lower Waterston PRS.

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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 3 miles west of Lower Waterston PRS.

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 3½ miles southeast of Lower Waterston PRS.

Dorchester

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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.

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