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in Dorset (the page may be very large)
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The perfect base for
further exploration into Dorset, this
delightful market town lies on the banks of
the River Allen, not far from Bournemouth, and
is dominated by the twin-towered Minister of
St Cuthberga - a curious cathedral-like
mixture of Norman and Gothic architecture -
which contains a 17th century
chained library and the only royal brass in
England. Nearby are the defensive Iron Age
earthworks known as Badbury Rings.
Dorset writer Thomas Hardy
lived here for two years and changed its name
to ‘Warborne’ for his 1882 book ‘Two on a
Tower’.
