Tolpuddle houses [8]

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Tolpuddle houses [8]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Dec 2020

Numbers 67 and 69 Main Road are probably 18th century. Built with plastered cob walls and a thatched roof. There are extensions on the left and at the rear. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1155053 The village of Tolpuddle is located alongside the River Piddle is some 7 miles north east of Dorchester and is essentially a commuter village. Formerly astride the A35, the village is now by-passed. The village is renowned as the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six farm labourers led by a Methodist lay preacher who met to form a union to resist reductions in wages.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.748749
Longitude
-2.290664