Higher Bockhampton, Thomas Hardy's Birthplace 1930
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Thomas Hardy was born in this cottage in 1840 and wrote his first three novels whilst living there. He retained an interest in the family home until the end of his life. The National Trust acquired the house and surroundings in 1948, and it is regularly open to the public.
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