Kingston Maurward

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Kingston Maurward
Dorset
Kingston Maurward House - geograph.org.uk - 1271811.jpg
Kingston Maurward House
Location
Grid reference: SY713905
Location: 50°42’50"N, 2°24’24"W
Data
Post town: Dorchester
Postcode: DT1
Local Government

Kingston Maurward is a hamlet in Dorset, a little to the north-east of the county town, Dorchester, on the north side of the meadows of the River Frome. On the west side of Kingston Maurward and running into it is a little companion village, Stinsford.

The main feature of the hamlet is a grand, Georgian country house, Kingston Maurward House.

The Hardy Way long-distance walking route around the county, passes through the hamlet and crosses the Frome here.