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			{{Short description\|Village in Dorset, England}}
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	\| population_ref = <ref name=ons>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129766&c=Toller+Porcorum&d=16&e=62&g=6418505&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1400404116057&enc=1\|title=Area: Toller Porcorum (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics\|work=Neighbourhood Statistics\|publisher=]\|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref>		\| population_ref = <ref name=ons>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129766&c=Toller+Porcorum&d=16&e=62&g=6418505&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1400404116057&enc=1\|title=Area: Toller Porcorum (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics\|work=Neighbourhood Statistics\|publisher=]\|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref>
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	'''Toller Porcorum''' is a village and ] in ], ], situated in the ] {{convert\|10\|mi\|km}} northwest of ]. In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a ] of 307.<ref name=ons/>		'''Toller Porcorum''' ({{IPAc-en\|p\|ɔːr\|ˈ\|k\|ɔːr\|əm}}) is a village and ] in ], ], situated in the ] {{convert\|10\|mi\|km}} northwest of ]. In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a ] of 307.<ref name=ons/>

			== Population ==
			A rural and slowly growing area with a population of 307,<ref name="ons" /> Toller Porcorum is a village of approximately 160 households.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Toller Porcorum\|url=http://www.tollerporcorum.org/\|access-date=2021-02-16\|website=Toller Porcorum\|language=en}}</ref>

			== History ==
	Like the other ] villages of ] and ], the name was taken from the river, which is now known as the ]. The addition ''Porcorum'' means ''of the pigs'' in ];<ref>Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/647; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0251.htm; first entry, seen as "Tolre Porcorum", the home of William Coterych, husbandman</ref> the village was in the past sometimes known as ''Swines Toller'',<ref>Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/ 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0314.htm; 5th entry, first defendant John Skynnere, husbandman, of Swynyn Tollere</ref> but more often as ''Great Toller''.		Like the other ] villages of ] and ], the name was taken from the river, which is now known as the ]. The addition ''Porcorum'' means ''of the pigs'' in ];<ref>Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/647; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0251.htm; first entry, seen as "Tolre Porcorum", the home of William Coterych, husbandman</ref> the village was in the past sometimes known as ''Swines Toller'',<ref>Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/ 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0314.htm; 5th entry, first defendant John Skynnere, husbandman, of Swynyn Tollere</ref> but more often as ''Great Toller''.

	'''Toller Porcorum''' is also an ancient ] ecclesiastical parish. The church is dedicated to ] and ] and is remarkable for the ''drooping chancel'' .		'''Toller Porcorum''' is also an ancient ] ecclesiastical parish. The church is dedicated to ] and ] and is remarkable for the "drooping chancel".<ref></ref>

	From 1862 to 1975 the village had a ] on the ].		From 1862 to 1975, the village had a ] on the ].

			== The Old Swan ==
	The village pub, ''The Old Swan'', was closed by the brewery some years ago and has not re-opened. Attempts by the brewery to obtain planning permission to demolish the pub and erect housing have been rejected by the local council. Requests by a local cooperative to re-open the pub have been turned down by the brewery.
			The village pub, ''The Old Swan'', was closed by the brewery in 1999 and has since been converted into a private dwelling. ] was played there.<ref>{{citation \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHG8xEZbjH4 \|title=Jack Hargreaves explains a use for Hornbeam \|work=Old Country \|year=1984}}</ref>

			== Notable people ==
			Despite its small size the village has been home to a number of notable people. ] was at one point the owner of the majority of the village.{{Citation needed\|reason=unreferenced claim\|date=March 2021}}

	== References ==		== References ==
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Village in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Toller Porcorum
Toller Porcorum viewed from the south
Toller PorcorumLocation within Dorset
Population	307
OS grid reference	SY561980
Unitary authority	Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorchester
Postcode district	DT2
Dialling code	01300

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western

UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°46′46″N 2°37′18″W / 50.7795°N 2.6218°W / 50.7795; -2.6218

Toller Porcorum (/pɔːrˈkɔːrəm/) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Toller valley 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a population of 307.

Population

A rural and slowly growing area with a population of 307, Toller Porcorum is a village of approximately 160 households.

History

Like the other Toller villages of Toller Fratrum and Toller Whelme, the name was taken from the river, which is now known as the Hooke. The addition Porcorum means of the pigs in Latin; the village was in the past sometimes known as Swines Toller, but more often as Great Toller.

Toller Porcorum is also an ancient Anglican ecclesiastical parish. The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Andrew and is remarkable for the "drooping chancel".

From 1862 to 1975, the village had a railway station on the Bridport Railway.

The Old Swan

The village pub, The Old Swan, was closed by the brewery in 1999 and has since been converted into a private dwelling. Skittles was played there.

Notable people

Despite its small size the village has been home to a number of notable people. George of Clarence was at one point the owner of the majority of the village.

References

^ "Area: Toller Porcorum (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
"Toller Porcorum". Toller Porcorum. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/647; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0251.htm; first entry, seen as "Tolre Porcorum", the home of William Coterych, husbandman
Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/ 629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0314.htm; 5th entry, first defendant John Skynnere, husbandman, of Swynyn Tollere
Dorset Historic Churches Trust: Toller Porcorum
"Jack Hargreaves explains a use for Hornbeam", Old Country, 1984

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