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Admirers of the great Victorian novelist
Thomas Hardy – a true man of Dorset – should
not omit this pretty village on their tour of
the county. Hardy called it ‘Kingsbere’.
The
lovely Saxon parish church became the last
resting place of his tragic heroine ‘Tess’ (of
the D’Urbervilles) after he based his famous
book around a local family, the Turbervilles.
The church was lovingly rebuilt by Henry Vll’s
Chancellor, Cardinal Morton, and has some
remarkable features. Close to the village are
the remains of an Iron Age fort. |
Bere Regis Countyside view taken from Woodbury
Hill Fort - Photo:
Jim Champion
CCL |
