Penny Street, Sturminster Newton

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Penny Street, Sturminster Newton

Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 11 Feb 2007

William Barnes, Dorset's most famous dialect poet, was a pupil of the Street's Boys' School and later worked as a solicitor's clerk in Vine House, opposite the school.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.92614
Longitude
-2.30301