The Crown or The Pure Drop
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The Crown or The Pure Drop
Image: © Nigel Freeman Taken: 31 Jul 2005
Thomas Hardy imagined Marnhull to be the fictional birthplace of Tess (Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and this pub is called Pure Drop Inn where her father celebrated after hearing he was the descendant of a noble family.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.967302
Longitude
-2.311822