Bishop's Caundle
| Bishop's Caundle | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Bishop's Caundle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST693129 |
| Location: | 50°54’56"N, 2°26’13"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 390 (2013 est.) |
| Post town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode: | DT9 |
| Dialling code: | 01963 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Bishop's Caundle is a village in Dorset, standing six miles south-east of Sherborne.
The main road running through the village is the A3030, connecting Bishop's Caundle to Sherborne and the closest railway station is in Sherbourne. The local council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish was just 390.
History
Older documents sometimes refer to the village as Caundle Bishop, although the origin of the name is unclear.[1]
The original settlements that are still present within Bishop's Caundle parish are Bishop's Caundle and Wake Caundle. Until 1886 the parish contained parts of the neighbouring parish of Caundle Marsh, and there were parts of Bishop's Caundle parish within Caundle Marsh and Folke parishes.[2]
Cornford Bridge over Caundle Brook dates from around 1480 and is one of less than 200 mediæval multi-span bridges to survive in Britain.[3]
Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Parts of the building date from the 14th century and it has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[4]
The parish is part of the Three Valleys benefice within the Diocese of Salisbury.[5]
Miscellany
According to Douglas Adams' humorous 1983 dictionary "The Meaning of Liff", a Bishop's Caundle is "An opening gambit before a game of chess whereby the missing pieces are replaced by small ornaments from the mantelpiece."[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Caundle Bishop's Caundle) |
References
- ↑ "Bishop's Caundle Parish Plan". Dorset County Council. https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/media/103904/Bishop-Caundle-Parish-Plan/pdf/Bishop_Caundle_Parish_Plan.pdf. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "'Bishop's Caundle', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 13-16". British History Online. University of London. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol3/pp13-16. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1324112: Cornford Bridge
- ↑ National Heritage List 1118887: Church of St Peter and St Paul
- ↑ "Bishop's Caundle: (Dedication unknown), Bishop's Caundle". Church of England. https://www.achurchnearyou.com/bishop-caundle-dedication-unknown/. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Douglas; Lloud, John (2013). The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For. Pan Macmillan. p. 16. ISBN 9780752227597. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-VMnAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=Bishop%27s+Caundle+The+Meaning+of+Liff&source=bl&ots=m2OwCm2sAg&sig=mV_4EMi7WbaeF5rr7fgHhGdKTJ4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTjPfr097OAhUjDsAKHfRqDFIQ6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=Bishop's%20Caundle%20The%20Meaning%20of%20Liff&f=false.