Toller Porcorum () is a village and
civil parish
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in
Dorset
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,
England
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, situated in the
Toller valley 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
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of 307.
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Population
A rural and slowly growing area with a population of 307,
History
Like the other Toller
Toller is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council of West Yorkshire, England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great B ...
villages of Toller Fratrum and Toller Whelme
Toller Whelme is a small hamlet in Dorset, England, situated in the civil parish of Corscombe approximately east of Beaminster, north of Bridport and north-west of Dorchester. There are seven homes in the hamlet: West Farm, Norcombe Hayes, M ...
, the name was taken from the river, which is now known as the Hooke Hooke may refer to:
* Hooke, Dorset, England
** River Hooke, nearby watercourse
** Hooke Court, former manor house at Hooke
** Hooke Park, Woodland to south west of Hooke
* Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hook ...
. The addition ''Porcorum'' means ''of the pigs'' in Latin
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; the village was in the past sometimes known as ''Swines Toller'', but more often as ''Great Toller''.
Toller Porcorum is also an ancient Anglican
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ecclesiastical parish. The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Andrew
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...
and is remarkable for the "drooping chancel".
From 1862 to 1975, the village had a railway station
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on the Bridport Railway
The Bridport Railway was a railway branch line that operated in the county of Dorset in England. It connected Bridport with the main line network at Maiden Newton, and opened on 12 November 1857. It was extended to West Bay, Dorset, West Bay i ...
.
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
External links
Dorset Historic Churches Trust, with pictures
A site about Toller Porcorum, with pictures
Villages in Dorset
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