Toller Fratrum
| Toller Fratrum | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St. Basil | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY578972 |
| Location: | 50°46’23"N, 2°35’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 10 (2013 est.) |
| Post town: | Dorchester |
| Postcode: | DT2 |
| Dialling code: | 01300 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Toller Fratrum is a very small village in Dorset, near Maiden Newton, in the county's Tollerford Hundred.
The name is taken from the village's situation on the brook formerly known as the Toller, now called the Hooke. The addition Fratrum is the Latin for of the brothers and refers to the mediæval ownership of the manor by the Knights Hospitaller, which distinguishes it from the other Tollers, namely Toller Porcorum and Toller Whelme. It is often referred to as Little Toller.
The village has a notable 16th-century farmhouse, Little Toller Farm, built largely by John Samways, who acquired the estate in 1540. The farmhouse was later occupied by the Fulford family.
The church of St Basil was rebuilt in the 19th century but possesses not only an unusual Norman font, carved with archaic figures, but also a relief of St Mary Magdalene of the same period.
The independent book publisher, Little Toller Books, is based in the village.
The council's estimate of the population of the parish in 2013 was just 10 people.
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Toller Fratrum) |
- Toller Fratrum parish church: Dorset Historic Churches Trust
