Stinsford, just east of Dorchester in Dorset, is a small rural parish of rolling chalk downland and arable fields with a Norman-medieval church (St Michael) and strong literary associations: Thomas Hardy’s heart was buried in the churchyard while his ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey. The village feels typically Dorset - quiet lanes, scattered cottages and a close-knit community that attracts walkers exploring "Hardy country".
Lower Bockhampton is a tiny hamlet within the Stinsford parish, largely agricultural and low-key, lying near Higher Bockhampton where Hardy was born and where his cottage stands; it retains traditional buildings and farmland. Nearby Kingston Maurward is an estate and land-based college centred on a Georgian manor with ornamental gardens, a working farm and country-park facilities that support local education, tourism and rural enterprise.
Postcode districts covering Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 24 miles38.6 km
- Poole 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Weymouth 7 miles11.3 km
- Yeovil 18.7 miles30 km
- Ferndown 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Ferndown Town 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Dorchester 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bridport 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Portland 11.8 miles19 km
- Blandford Forum 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Swanage 20.5 miles32.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Stinsford Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Dorchester East Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- West Stafford Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Dorchester Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dorchester West Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Winterborne Came Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Whitcombe Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- West Knighton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Winterborne Herringston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Charminster Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Woodsford Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward
DT2 8XW, DT2 8PX, DT2 8XX, DT2 8PS, DT2 8QA, DT2 8PY, DT2 8PT, DT2 8PZ, DT2 8PU
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Exeter International Airport 44.2 miles71.1 km
- Dorchester South Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Dorchester West Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward Ad
- The King's Arms 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Black Dog Inn 3.1 miles5 km
- Gresham Guest House 4 7.5 miles12 km
- No. 98 Boutique Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Smugglers Inn 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Frampton Arms 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Junction Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Marina Court Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Dolphin Hotel Public House Weymouth 7.6 miles12.2 km
Schools in Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward
- Dorset Studio School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 2 miles3.3 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Little Bindon Abbey Historic site 10 miles16 km
- Portland Marina Marina 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 11 miles17.7 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles24.1 km