The farm that inspired one of the central locations in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbevilles has gone on sale for £1.25 million. Lewell Mill Farm in Dorset was built in 1865 and is just a mile from Higher Bockhampton, the house where Thomas Hardy was ...
DO you fancy helping out at three of the most fascinating, historic properties in South Dorset? The National Trust's 'Hardy Country' team is looking for new volunteers to help out at Thomas Hardy's birthplace at Higher Bockhampton, his home at Max Gate ...
A VILLAGE near Dorchester has become a hub of learning for a new complementary health technique. The first training course for the Body Stress Release Academy Europe is currently being run at Greenwood Grange in Higher Bockhampton, with students ...
Plans for a housing development near the old home of Dorset author Thomas Hardy have been dropped. Kingston Maurward College wanted to build 70 houses on parkland at Lower Bockhampton, near Dorchester. It said "several important issues" were ...
Outline plans are being considered by West Dorset District Council and have attracted more than 50 objections. Born in nearby Higher Bockhampton in 1840, Thomas Hardy grew up in his parents' thatched cottage a mile from the village currently under threat.
A conservation body has said author Thomas Hardy would "turn in his grave" at proposals for a housing development near his old home. Kingston Maurward College wants to build 70 houses on parkland at Lower Bockhampton, near Stinsford, Dorset.