Walditch
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Walditch is a small village in the civil parish of Bridport, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated about to the east of the town of Bridport. The name Walditch is derived from an older term Waldyke, which alludes to the village's location: Walditch is located in the valley of a curved hill that encompasses the village; the hill has a dry stone wall still partially in place, which continues over towards Bothenhampton. In 1891 the parish had a population of 175. In 1897 the parish was abolished and merged with Bothenhampton and Bridport.
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Walditch is a small village in the civil parish of Bridport, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated about to the east of the town of Bridport. The name Walditch is derived from an older term Waldyke, which alludes to the village's location: Walditch is located in the valley of a curved hill that encompasses the village; the hill has a dry stone wall still partially in place, which continues over towards Bothenhampton. In 1891 the parish had a population of 175. In 1897 the parish was abolished and merged with Bothenhampton and Bridport.
Walditch has a real tennis court, on the site of which Henry VII of England played during his visits to the area.
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