Bishop's Caundle is a small village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the West Dorset

West Dorset

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 district of Dorset

Dorset

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 in South West England

South West England

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; situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Sherborne

Sherborne

Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...

. The local travel links are located 4 miles (6.4 km) from the village to Sherborne railway station

Sherborne railway station

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 and 28 miles (45.1 km) to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is the A3030, connecting Bishop's Caundle to Sherborne

Sherborne

Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...

. The village has a population of 369 according to the 2001 Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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Older documents sometimes refer to the village as Caundle Bishop.

According to Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television...

' humorous 1983 dictionary "The Meaning of Liff

The Meaning of Liff

The Meaning of Liff is a humorous dictionary of toponymy and etymology, written by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, published in the United Kingdom in 1983, and the USA in 1984....

", 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."

External links

• Census Data