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Judge Jeffreys and Martha Brown

Dorchester, Dorset

The Hanging Judge's lodgings, and a hanging that inspired Thomas Hardy.

After Monmouth's rebellion in 1685, the notorious Judge Jeffreys held his 'Bloody Assizes' in Dorchester, sentencing rebels to death. His lodgings still stand on High West Street.

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When
1685 and 1856
Where
50.7150, -2.4370
Group
Gibbets & executions

Visiting

Judge Jeffreys' lodgings are on High West Street. The Dorset Museum has displays on both.

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