Coordinates: 50°44′51″N 2°20′32″W / 50.7476°N 2.3423°W
| Puddletown | |
  Puddletown
Puddletown shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 1,177 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Puddletown |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Puddletown (formerly Piddletown) is a village in Dorset, England, 5 miles east of Dorchester in the River Piddle valley. The village has a population of 1,177 (2001), of which 30.3% are retired.
Puddletown was featured in the novel Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, where it was renamed as the village of Weatherbury.
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Notable residents
Tryphena Sparks Thomas Hardy's cousin, who was the inspiration for Hardy's poem Thoughts of Phena at News of Her Death.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Millgate, Michael Thomas Hardy: A Biography Revisited (2004) Oxford University Press, ISBN 0199275661
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