Issington House 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 4.5 miles 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 officiall…
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 4.5 miles 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 covers 2,908 hectares and extends to the River Frome to the south. In 2013, the estimated population of the civil parish was 1450.
  • Population: 1,452 (2014 estimate)
  • OS grid reference: SY758943
  • Civil parish: Athelhampton and Puddletown
  • Unitary authority: Dorset
  • Ceremonial county: Dorset
  • Region: South West
  • Country: England

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