540:
34:
50:
57:
228:
615:
Piddletrenthide civil parish covers 5,313 acres (2,150 ha) in the Dorset Downs in central Dorset. The parish comprises two distinct settlements: Piddletrenthide village in the valley of the River Piddle, and the smaller Plush in a side valley to the northeast. Piddletrenthide village is divided
508:
cell (i.e., a very small monastic establishment) existed here in the Middle Ages. Its date of foundation is unknown. It was dissolved in 1354, and its chapel demolished shortly after 1382. There are no physical remains and its location within the parish is unknown.
620:. White Lackington is between about 85 and 100 metres (279 and 328 ft) above sea-level, with the rest of Piddletrenthide village being between about 95 and 115 metres (312 and 377 ft) and Plush between about 125 and 145 metres (410 and 476 ft).
616:
into three tithings: Higher, Middle and Lower. The church and manor house are the higher tithing, a group of cottages form the middle, and the third is known as White
Lackington, which is a little separate from the other parts and is close to neighbouring
1434:
527:
In 1933 Piddletrenthide parish was enlarged by 816 acres (330 ha) to include the small village and tithing of Plush, which previously had been a detached part of the parish of
268:
623:
At the northern end of the village, reached by a footpath from the
Poachers Inn, is Morning Well (or Mourning Well), where several springs feed into the River Piddle. In his book
142:
1109:
630:
described it as where "springs bubble out of the base of a steep wooded hill into a shady pool.... It is an enchanted place, raising memories of holy wells and pagan groves."
578:
In 1852 the building was restored, and the walls raised by John Hicks, brother of the then vicar. Hicks went on to restore and build more than 27 churches in the county.
115:
551:, situated on the northern edge of the village, has a claim to being one of the finest village churches in Dorset. The south doorway and piers of the chancel arch are
252:
727:
539:
675:
broadcaster Ralph
Wightman (1901–1971), English lecturer, journalist, author, and radio and television broadcaster, came from here. Wightman was the model for
245:
1419:
276:
445:
The unusual name of the village is derived from its position on the River Piddle, combined with it having been assessed for thirty hides in the
905:
663:, has performed in a series of annual concerts at All Saints parish church, with support provided by other musicians with local connections.
312:
1499:
555:; the doorway inside the porch features typically Norman zigzag decoration. The tower dates from 1485 and has bell openings, pinnacles and
978:
1494:
1105:
490:
240:
1004:
1489:
590:
memorials. In the churchyard are two headstones marking the graves of members of the
Durbefield family, a family later referenced by
1038:
966:
889:
49:
1261:
1074:
809:
294:
1448:
257:
212:
178:
1084:
1504:
108:
849:"'Piddletrenthide', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 212–222"
1414:
596:
1525:
1479:
1399:
715:
430:
132:
33:
1474:
1464:
1454:
1394:
402:
299:
1389:
304:
192:
719:
575:". The inscription translates as: "It is in Piddletrenthide, a town in Dorset he was born is Vicar, 1487."
1469:
660:
679:' country character Arthur Fallowfield and was noted in his radio broadcasts for his fine Dorset accent.
1404:
1288:
688:
463:
1439:
1298:
1293:
1163:
1067:
124:
982:
961:
Ordnance Survey (1986), 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, Sheet 1299 (Cerne Abbas & Hazelbury Bryan),
932:"Piddletrenthide | The Benefice of the Piddle Valley, Hilton, Cheselbourne and Melcombe Horsey"
1484:
1429:
1353:
1333:
1328:
1303:
1278:
1115:
638:
552:
909:
449:. The name sometimes prompts amusement and discussion, and references have been made to it in the
1223:
1183:
1173:
1153:
641:
artist Trevor
Crozier wrote a song entitled "The Piddletrenthide Jug Band" for Dorset folk group
426:
168:
160:
98:
489:, 16 acres (6.5 ha) of meadow, three mills and a taxable value of 30 geld units. It was in
848:
1459:
1444:
1424:
1409:
1368:
1034:
962:
885:
513:
748:
1253:
1248:
676:
498:
351:
217:
1243:
1138:
1060:
649:
528:
494:
931:
774:
1384:
877:
627:
579:
521:
406:
1519:
1363:
1358:
1233:
587:
573:
Est pydeltrenth villa in dorsedie comitatu
Nascitur in illa quam rexit Vicariatu 1487
548:
446:
434:
233:
1348:
1168:
617:
591:
469:
422:
414:
648:
Piddletrenthide is the hometown of Jem
Kellaway, one of the main protagonists in
1343:
1338:
1323:
1313:
1283:
1208:
1143:
642:
505:
952:
Ordnance Survey (1978), 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, Sheet SY 69/79 (Dorchester)
1318:
1308:
1218:
1193:
1188:
1158:
1133:
1052:
486:
418:
327:
314:
1213:
672:
517:
457:
437:
to the northeast—had 323 dwellings, 290 households and a population of 647.
202:
1178:
1148:
604:
556:
451:
1238:
1228:
583:
184:
1198:
1090:
659:
In the 21st century the tenor John Hudson, formerly a principal with
567:
are also 15th-century. Over the west door of the church-tower is the
410:
150:
70:
1203:
568:
564:
538:
461:(a lengthy correspondence in 1974, then again on 27 March 1999),
1033:. City & County Histories. David & Charles. p. 54.
607:
of the Piddle Valley, Hilton, Cheselbourne and
Melcombe Horsey.
560:
1056:
366:
481:
In 1086 in the
Domesday Book Piddletrenthide was recorded as
1005:"Piddletrenthide church to host summer spectacular concert"
810:"Historic England Research Records. Monument Number 202041"
501:. The manor's estate was one of the largest in the county.
390:
375:
543:
Latin inscription on the tower of All Saints parish church
720:"Local Area Report – Piddletrenthide Parish (1170213581)"
360:
378:
354:
393:
381:
372:
369:
363:
357:
1377:
1271:
1124:
1098:
908:. Dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk. Archived from
387:
384:
267:
251:
239:
227:
211:
201:
191:
177:
159:
141:
123:
107:
96:
88:
80:
26:
467:( 22 December 2002 and 25 September 2005), and
433:the parish—which includes the small village of
1068:
8:
710:
708:
843:
841:
839:
1075:
1061:
1053:
872:
870:
23:
884:(2 ed.). Robert Hale. p. 106.
704:
266:
222:
200:
176:
106:
79:
56:
30:
250:
238:
226:
210:
190:
158:
140:
122:
95:
7:
84:25.54 km (9.86 sq mi)
1106:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
491:Cerne, Totcombe and Modbury Hundred
981:. somersetmade ltd. Archived from
14:
1262:List of civil parishes in Dorset
425:, 8 miles (13 km) north of
350:
55:
48:
32:
1420:Population of major settlements
1007:. Dorsetecho.co.uk. 4 July 2014
728:Office for National Statistics
1:
485:; it had 70 households, 17
413:. It is sited by the small
109:OS grid reference
21:Human settlement in England
1542:
1500:Grade II* listed buildings
934:. Piddlevalleybenefice.com
814:www.heritagegateway.org.uk
652:'s 18th-century-set novel
603:The church is part of the
531:a few miles to the north.
16:Village in Dorset, England
1495:Grade II listed buildings
597:Tess of the d'Urbervilles
285:
263:
223:
43:
31:
1490:Grade I listed buildings
775:"Place: Piddletrenthide"
753:The Domesday Book Online
535:All Saints parish church
855:. Univerfsity of London
455:(25 April-1 May 1970),
92:647 (Parish, 2011)
853:British History Online
661:English National Opera
634:Culture, art and media
544:
213:Postcode district
125:Unitary authority
1029:J. H. Bettey (1974).
689:Piddletrenthide Hoard
542:
103:25/km (65/sq mi)
985:on 14 September 2012
912:on 23 September 2015
755:. domesdaybook.co.uk
514:common arable fields
246:Dorset and Wiltshire
193:Sovereign state
1505:Scheduled monuments
1127:(cities in italics)
1099:Unitary authorities
781:. domesdaymap.co.uk
639:Scrumpy and Western
586:in 1880. There are
417:in a valley on the
401:) is a village and
324: /
1526:Villages in Dorset
1224:Sturminster Newton
1023:General references
882:Portrait of Dorset
625:Portrait of Dorset
594:in his 1891 novel
545:
512:Piddletrenthide's
328:50.8007°N 2.4226°W
269:UK Parliament
1513:
1512:
1449:English Civil War
1125:Major settlements
1110:areas and suburbs
1085:Ceremonial county
522:Act of Parliament
343:
342:
143:Shire county
1533:
1465:Lord Lieutenants
1254:Wimborne Minster
1093:
1087:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1054:
1044:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1001:
995:
994:
992:
990:
979:"Trevor Crozier"
975:
969:
959:
953:
950:
944:
943:
941:
939:
928:
922:
921:
919:
917:
906:"piddletrentide"
902:
896:
895:
874:
865:
864:
862:
860:
845:
834:
831:
825:
824:
822:
820:
806:
800:
797:
791:
790:
788:
786:
771:
765:
764:
762:
760:
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
712:
677:Kenneth Williams
499:Winchester Abbey
464:The Sunday Times
400:
399:
396:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
339:
338:
336:
335:
334:
333:50.8007; -2.4226
329:
325:
322:
321:
320:
317:
291:
187:
119:
118:
69:Location within
59:
58:
52:
36:
24:
1541:
1540:
1536:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1530:
1516:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1373:
1267:
1256:
1139:Blandford Forum
1126:
1120:
1094:
1089:
1083:
1081:
1051:
1041:
1028:
1025:
1020:
1010:
1008:
1003:
1002:
998:
988:
986:
977:
976:
972:
960:
956:
951:
947:
937:
935:
930:
929:
925:
915:
913:
904:
903:
899:
892:
876:
875:
868:
858:
856:
847:
846:
837:
832:
828:
818:
816:
808:
807:
803:
798:
794:
784:
782:
773:
772:
768:
758:
756:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
714:
713:
706:
702:
697:
685:
669:
650:Tracy Chevalier
636:
613:
582:redesigned the
537:
529:Buckland Newton
495:tenant-in-chief
479:
443:
353:
349:
346:Piddletrenthide
332:
330:
326:
323:
318:
315:
313:
311:
310:
309:
289:
281:
183:
173:
155:
137:
114:
113:
76:
75:
74:
73:
67:
66:
65:
64:
63:Piddletrenthide
60:
39:
38:Piddletrenthide
27:Piddletrenthide
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1539:
1537:
1529:
1528:
1518:
1517:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1405:County Council
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1381:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1102:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1057:
1050:
1049:External links
1047:
1046:
1045:
1039:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1018:
996:
970:
954:
945:
923:
897:
890:
878:Ralph Wightman
866:
835:
826:
801:
792:
766:
740:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
692:
691:
684:
681:
668:
667:Notable people
665:
654:Burning Bright
635:
632:
628:Ralph Wightman
612:
609:
580:Ewan Christian
571:inscription: "
536:
533:
478:
475:
473:(8 May 2004).
442:
439:
407:English county
341:
340:
308:
307:
302:
297:
292:
290:List of places
286:
283:
282:
280:
279:
273:
271:
265:
264:
261:
260:
255:
249:
248:
243:
237:
236:
231:
225:
224:
221:
220:
215:
209:
208:
205:
199:
198:
197:United Kingdom
195:
189:
188:
181:
175:
174:
172:
171:
165:
163:
157:
156:
154:
153:
147:
145:
139:
138:
136:
135:
129:
127:
121:
120:
111:
105:
104:
101:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
68:
62:
61:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
37:
29:
28:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1538:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1470:High Sheriffs
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1359:Sydling Water
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1264:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1123:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1097:
1092:
1086:
1078:
1073:
1071:
1066:
1064:
1059:
1058:
1055:
1048:
1042:
1040:0-7153-6371-9
1036:
1032:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1006:
1000:
997:
984:
980:
974:
971:
968:
967:0-319-21299-8
964:
958:
955:
949:
946:
933:
927:
924:
911:
907:
901:
898:
893:
891:0-7090-0844-9
887:
883:
879:
873:
871:
867:
854:
850:
844:
842:
840:
836:
830:
827:
815:
811:
805:
802:
796:
793:
780:
779:Open Domesday
776:
770:
767:
754:
750:
744:
741:
729:
725:
721:
717:
711:
709:
705:
699:
694:
690:
687:
686:
682:
680:
678:
674:
666:
664:
662:
657:
655:
651:
646:
644:
640:
633:
631:
629:
626:
621:
619:
610:
608:
606:
601:
599:
598:
593:
589:
585:
581:
576:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
550:
549:parish church
541:
534:
532:
530:
525:
523:
519:
515:
510:
507:
502:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
476:
474:
472:
471:
466:
465:
460:
459:
454:
453:
448:
447:Domesday Book
440:
438:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
398:
347:
337:
306:
303:
301:
298:
296:
293:
288:
287:
284:
278:
275:
274:
272:
270:
262:
259:
258:South Western
256:
254:
247:
244:
242:
235:
232:
230:
219:
216:
214:
206:
204:
196:
194:
186:
182:
180:
170:
167:
166:
164:
162:
152:
149:
148:
146:
144:
134:
131:
130:
128:
126:
117:
112:
110:
102:
100:
91:
87:
83:
72:
51:
42:
35:
25:
19:
1260:
1257:
1169:Corfe Mullen
1164:Christchurch
1030:
1009:. Retrieved
999:
987:. Retrieved
983:the original
973:
957:
948:
936:. Retrieved
926:
914:. Retrieved
910:the original
900:
881:
857:. Retrieved
852:
829:
817:. Retrieved
813:
804:
795:
783:. Retrieved
778:
769:
757:. Retrieved
752:
749:"Dorset H-R"
743:
731:. Retrieved
723:
670:
658:
653:
647:
637:
624:
622:
618:Piddlehinton
614:
602:
595:
592:Thomas Hardy
577:
572:
546:
526:
511:
503:
482:
480:
470:The Guardian
468:
462:
456:
450:
444:
423:Dorset Downs
415:River Piddle
403:civil parish
345:
344:
18:
1390:Settlements
1209:Shaftesbury
1144:Bournemouth
833:Bettey, p54
819:20 December
799:Bettey, p43
785:28 February
759:28 February
643:The Yetties
547:All Saints
506:Benedictine
487:ploughlands
431:2011 census
331: /
277:West Dorset
1440:Healthcare
1219:Stalbridge
1194:Lyme Regis
1189:Highcliffe
1184:Gillingham
1174:Dorchester
1159:Chickerell
1154:Broadstone
1134:Beaminster
695:References
427:Dorchester
316:50°48′03″N
207:Dorchester
169:South West
89:Population
1485:Transport
1430:Geography
1258:See also:
1214:Sherborne
716:UK Census
673:BBC Radio
611:Geography
588:Victorian
557:gargoyles
524:in 1817.
458:The Times
429:. In the
419:dip slope
319:2°25′21″W
253:Ambulance
203:Post town
1520:Category
1400:Churches
1249:Weymouth
1179:Ferndown
1149:Bridport
880:(1983).
859:1 August
733:17 March
718:(2011).
683:See also
605:benefice
518:enclosed
493:and the
452:TV Times
441:Toponymy
116:ST703000
1475:Museums
1460:Tourism
1455:Schools
1445:History
1425:Geology
1410:Economy
1395:Beaches
1364:Tarrant
1244:Wareham
1239:Verwood
1229:Swanage
1011:10 July
989:5 April
938:10 July
916:10 July
584:chancel
477:History
421:of the
405:in the
300:England
185:England
179:Country
99:Density
97:•
1480:People
1415:Places
1378:Topics
1349:Piddle
1299:Bourne
1272:Rivers
1199:Merley
1116:Dorset
1091:Dorset
1037:
1031:Dorset
965:
888:
565:aisles
559:. The
553:Norman
483:Pidrie
411:Dorset
305:Dorset
234:Dorset
229:Police
161:Region
151:Dorset
133:Dorset
71:Dorset
1435:SSSIs
1354:Stour
1344:Moors
1339:Hooke
1334:Frome
1329:Crane
1324:Corfe
1314:Cerne
1304:Bride
1284:Asker
1279:Allen
1234:Upton
1204:Poole
724:Nomis
700:Notes
569:Latin
516:were
435:Plush
1385:Flag
1319:Char
1309:Brit
1289:Avon
1035:ISBN
1013:2015
991:2011
963:ISBN
940:2015
918:2015
886:ISBN
861:2015
821:2023
787:2015
761:2015
735:2018
671:The
563:and
561:nave
497:was
241:Fire
81:Area
1369:Wey
1294:Axe
1088:of
520:by
409:of
218:DT2
1522::
869:^
851:.
838:^
812:.
777:.
751:.
726:.
722:.
707:^
656:.
645:.
600:.
504:A
391:aɪ
367:əl
295:UK
1451:)
1447:(
1112:)
1108:(
1076:e
1069:t
1062:v
1043:.
1015:.
993:.
942:.
920:.
894:.
863:.
823:.
789:.
763:.
737:.
397:/
394:d
388:h
385:ˈ
382:t
379:n
376:ɛ
373:r
370:t
364:d
361:ɪ
358:p
355:ˌ
352:/
348:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
