Cosmore is a small village in
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, situated just off the main A352 Sherborne-Dorchester road. It sits at the foot of Dogbury Hill, one of Dorset's highest points. It is bounded by two minor rivers, to the East by the Caundle Brook, and to the west, the River Lydden.
There are 18 separate dwellings within the village, and the population is 45–50.
The village is located 9 miles North of the county town,
Dorchester, and 11 miles south of the historic Abbey town of Sherborne.
Historic buildings include the 18th century Revel's Inn Farm which is reputed to be in one of
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Word ...
's novels.
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Villages in Dorset