Puddletown

Puddletown is a village in the civil parish of Athelhampton and Puddletown, in Dorset, England. It is situated by the River Piddle, from which it derives its name, about northeast of the county town Dorchester. Its earlier name Piddletown fell out of favour, probably because of connotations of the word "piddle". The name Puddletown was officially sanctioned in the late 1950s. Puddletown's civil parish covered and extended to the River Frome to the south. In 2013, the estimated population of the civil parish was 1450.

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Place details

Locality: Puddletown
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,158
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Puddletown 2015 (b).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Square, Puddletown
UK place.official_name: Puddletown
UK place.map_type: Dorset
UK place.population: 1,452
UK place.population_ref: (2014 estimate)
UK place.civil_parish: Athelhampton and Puddletown
UK place.unitary_england: Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Dorset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: North Dorset
UK place.post_town: DORCHESTER
UK place.postcode_district: DT2
UK place.postcode_area: DT
UK place.dial_code: 01305
UK place.os_grid_reference: SY758943

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1405
Image: Puddletown 2015 (a).JPG

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Commons category: Puddletown
OS grid reference: SY758943
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Toponymy
History
Governance
Geography
Demography
Notable buildings
Community facilities
Literary connections
Notable people
See also
References
Notes
General references

Puddletown's parish church has significant architectural interest, particularly its furnishings and monuments. It has a 12th-century font and well-preserved woodwork, including 17th-century box pews. Thomas Hardy took an interest in the church, and the village provided the inspiration for the fictional settlement of Weatherbury in his novel Far from the Madding Crowd; Weatherbury Farm, the home of principal character Bathsheba Everdene, is based on a manor house within the parish.