Wool houses [26]
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Wool houses [26]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 May 2022
York Cottage, number 38 Quarr Hill, was originally two or three cottages, now one. Built in the 18th century of roughcast rubble stone under a thatch roof. There is an extension under a catslide roof. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1120373 Wool is a large village in Dorset, midway between Dorchester and Poole, both about 10 miles distant. Set on the south bank of the River Frome, the village includes Bovington Camp army base to the north. The place-name 'Wool' is first recorded in Anglo-Saxon Writs in the first years of the 11th century. The ruins of Bindon Abbey are nearby, demolished in 1539, the stone was used to build castles in Portland, Lulworth and Sandsfoot.
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50.676694
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