Headstone of James Hammet, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the churchyard, Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, UK.

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The village is famous for the Tolpuddle Martyrs, who were sentenced to transportation in 1834 for forming an illegal union, an event which is now regarded as the start of the trades union movement.

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Location: Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
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