Wool
Woolbridge manor is a prominent feature
of the village and the location of Tess’ honeymoon in Tess
of the D'Urbervilles. Wool lies on a historic bridging point
between Wareham (6 miles) and Dorchester (11.6 miles). It
has a number of local shops, a medicral church, mainline railway
station and doctors surgery serving the population of 4,118
(2001 census).