Tolpuddle Martyrs

#820 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. They were arrested on charges under an obscure act during a labour dispute against cutting wages before being convicted in R v Loveless and Others and sentenced to penal transportation to Australia. They were pardoned in 1836 after mass protests by sympathisers and support from Lord John Russell and returned to England between 1837 and 1839. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°44'59"N, 2°17'54"W

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Tolpuddle Martyrs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Tank Museum, Monkey World, Athelhampton House, Clouds Hill.

4.5 miSE
History museum, Military museum, Museum
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp
116 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Dorset, The Tank Museum in Bovington Camp stands as a formidable archive of armored warfare. This impressive establishment is not just a museum; it is a journey through the history of tanks and their impact on global conflicts.
5.1 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Monkey World, Wareham
132 min walk • The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary and rescue centre near Wool, Dorset, England.
1.2 miW
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Athelhampton House, Dorchester
32 min walk • Athelhampton is a settlement and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately 5 miles east of Dorchester. It consists of a manor house and a former Church of England parish church.
3 miSE
Museum, History museum
Clouds Hill, Wareham
77 min walk • Clouds Hill is an isolated cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence and is owned by the National Trust. The site is in the parish of Turners Puddle in Purbeck District.
~100 ftE
Church
Church of Saint John
1 min walk • The Church of Saint John the Evangelist is a Church of England parish church in Tolpuddle, Dorset. The church is a Grade I listed building.
4.1 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Dorchester
104 min walk • Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, is a small cob and thatch building that is the birthplace of the English author Thomas Hardy.
6.1 miSW
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Max Gate, Dorchester
155 min walk • Max Gate is the former home of Thomas Hardy and is located on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was designed and built by Thomas Hardy for his own use in 1885 and he lived there until his death in 1928. In 1940 it was bequeathed to the National Trust by Hardy's sister and is now open to the public.
3.4 miS
Church, Architecture
St Nicholas' Church
87 min walk • St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard.
5.1 miSW
Park, Georgian architecture
Kingston Maurward House, Dorchester
131 min walk • Kingston Maurward House is a large Grade I listed Georgian English country house set in a 750-acre estate in Dorset situated in the Frome valley two miles east of Dorchester.
6 miSW
Church
Whitcombe Church
153 min walk • Whitcombe Church in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.3 miW
50°43'43"N • 2°23'27"W
Hardy's Birthplace and Thorncombe Woods, Dorchester
110 min walk • Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park

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Tolpuddle Martyrs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)