Sunday 30 July 2017

Thomas Hardy's Wessex: St. Edwold's Church, Stockwood


Whilst making my way towards Melbury Bubb (thought to be the village model for Hardy's Little Hintock in 'The Woodlanders'), I came across the village of Stockwood:


Here, I stopped off to look at "the smallest church in Dorset, fifteenth century and dedicated to the Saxon Saint Edwold" (Margaret Marande 'The Hardy Way' page 117):



Below is the small bridge you have to cross over to get to St. Edwold's church:


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