An old wooden signpost points the way to Thomas Hardy’s cottage, at Higher Bockhampton, and to Stinsford church, where he is buried. Dorset, England.

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A wooden signpost points the way to the old thatched cottage, at Higher Bockhampton, where the famous Dorset writer Thomas Hardy was born in 1840. The same sign also points to nearby Stinsford, where he was laid to rest in the churchyard in 1928.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Near Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB.
Photo credit: © Andrew Wood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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