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| '''Toller Porcorum''' is a village and civil parish in ], ], situated in the ] ten miles north west of ]. The village has a ] of 292 ({{As of|2001}}). | '''Toller Porcorum''' is a village and civil parish in ], ], situated in the ] ten miles north west of ]. The village has a ] of 292 ({{As of|2001}}). | ||
| 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 ]; the village was in the past sometimes known as ''Swines Toller''. 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 ]; the village was in the past sometimes known as ''Swines Toller''. but more often as ''Great Toller''<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>. | ||
| '''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'' . | ||
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Human settlement in EnglandToller Porcorum is a village and civil parish in West Dorset, England, situated in the Toller valley ten miles north west of Dorchester. The village has a population of 292 (As of 2001).
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 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.
References
- (2001 Census)
- 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
External links
- Census data
- Village page
- Dorset Historic Churches Trust, with pictures
- A site about Toller Porcorum, with pictures
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