Fiddleford
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Fiddleford is a small Hamlet situated between Sturminster Newton
and Okeford Fitzpaine in North Dorset, UK. It was founded by an English nobleman named Fitela (Fitela's Ford), and the aforementioned ford is over the River Stour.
Fiddleford is home to around 25 houses, the Fiddleford Inn and a large successful mushroom farm. In the hamlet there is also the beautiful mill and weir and the Fiddleford Manor
, one of the oldest buildings in Dorset
, probably dating from around 1370 and built by William Latimer
, Royal Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. Fiddleford Manor
justifiably claims to have "the most spectacular timber roofs in Dorset".
North of Fiddleford is Piddles Wood, a small wooded area, which is a very popular dog walking haven. Interesting flora grows in the different seasons, such as holly
in the winter, and the Dunce Cap (Conocybe
) Mushroom in the autumn.
Every second month, the residents of Fiddleford group together, with real community spirit, and produce the 'Fiddleford Flyer', which provides all of the front page breaking news, in addition to seasonal recipes and weather news.
Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton, known to locals as Stur, is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It is situated on a low limestone ridge in a meander of the River Stour. The town is at the centre of a large dairy agriculture region, around which the town's economy is built...
and Okeford Fitzpaine in North Dorset, UK. It was founded by an English nobleman named Fitela (Fitela's Ford), and the aforementioned ford is over the River Stour.
Fiddleford is home to around 25 houses, the Fiddleford Inn and a large successful mushroom farm. In the hamlet there is also the beautiful mill and weir and the Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. Originally built for the sheriff of Dorset, it is still a complete building with 600-year-old complex wooden roofs and is currently open to the public year-round....
, one of the oldest buildings in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, probably dating from around 1370 and built by William Latimer
William Latimer
William Latimer was an English clergyman and scholar of Ancient Greek.Latimer studied at Oxford University, attaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts before being admitted as a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1489...
, Royal Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford Manor
Fiddleford Manor is a medieval manor house located near Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. Originally built for the sheriff of Dorset, it is still a complete building with 600-year-old complex wooden roofs and is currently open to the public year-round....
justifiably claims to have "the most spectacular timber roofs in Dorset".
North of Fiddleford is Piddles Wood, a small wooded area, which is a very popular dog walking haven. Interesting flora grows in the different seasons, such as holly
Holly
Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
in the winter, and the Dunce Cap (Conocybe
Conocybe
The genus Conocybe is a genus of mushrooms consisting of Conocybe tenera and at least 243 other species, with at least 50 species in North America....
) Mushroom in the autumn.
Every second month, the residents of Fiddleford group together, with real community spirit, and produce the 'Fiddleford Flyer', which provides all of the front page breaking news, in addition to seasonal recipes and weather news.