Piddlehinton

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The River Piddle runs through the grounds of the Thimble public house in Piddlehinton
The River Piddle runs through the grounds of the Thimble public house in Piddlehinton

Piddlehinton is a village in west Dorset, England situated in the Piddle valley five miles north of Dorchester. The village has a population of around 600 (2007).

Piddlehinton formerly constituted a liberty containing only the parish itself.

At one time, the village was called Honeypuddle.

The local schools are Piddle Valley First School, St Mary's Middle School in Puddletown, and The Thomas Hardye Upper School in Dorchester.

St Mary's Piddlehinton is the local church.

See List of liberties in Dorset.

grid reference SY715972

Postal code Telephone area code
DT2 01300

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Coordinates: 50.77368° N 2.40555° W