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About Higher Bockhampton

Higher Bockhampton is a tiny Dorset hamlet five kilometres northeast of Dorchester, reached via the A35 and country lanes through Stinsford. Popular with literary tourists, it's the birthplace of Thomas Hardy, whose preserved cottage sits amongst the heathland that inspired his Wessex novels.

Where is Higher Bockhampton on the map?

Higher Bockhampton is in England, at 50.731, -2.393 - about 20 km south of Buckland Newton.

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The closest airport to Higher Bockhampton is Bournemouth Airport, 45 km (about 43 min by car).

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