Walditch
Encyclopedia
Walditch is a small village in West Dorset
, England
. It is by the east of Bridport
, a market town
.
Walditch has a Real tennis
court, the site of which Henry VII of England
played during his visits to the area.
The name Walditch is derived from an older term Waldyke. As implied by the name the village is located in the valley of a curved hill that encompasses the village; the hill has a dry stone wall still partially in place, which continues over towards the village of Bothenhampton
.
The village no longer has stated member of clergy; the last person to fill this role being the Rev. Maureen Alchin, who was a local figure.
Walditch is composed of Old Walditch (the original Walditch) and lower Walditch, a housing estate built around 1998.
In recent years the desirability of the village as residence has greatly increased and many younger families have moved to the area. This is unusual when compared to the area of West Dorset, famous for its high property prices.
Walditch formerly lay within the Hundred of Godderthorne
.
West Dorset
West Dorset is a local government district and parliamentary constituency in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Dorchester. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the boroughs of Bridport, Dorchester and Lyme Regis, along with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is by the east of Bridport
Bridport
Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England. Located near the coast at the western end of Chesil Beach at the confluence of the River Brit and its Asker and Simene tributaries, it originally thrived as a fishing port and rope-making centre...
, a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
.
Walditch has a Real tennis
Real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
court, the site of which Henry VII of England
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
played during his visits to the area.
The name Walditch is derived from an older term Waldyke. As implied by the name the village is located in the valley of a curved hill that encompasses the village; the hill has a dry stone wall still partially in place, which continues over towards the village of Bothenhampton
Bothenhampton
Bothenhampton is a village in south west Dorset, England, just outside the town of Bridport. It is separated from the town only by the River Asker and the A35 Bridport by-pass. The village has a population of 2,186 , of which 45.5% are retired....
.
The village no longer has stated member of clergy; the last person to fill this role being the Rev. Maureen Alchin, who was a local figure.
Walditch is composed of Old Walditch (the original Walditch) and lower Walditch, a housing estate built around 1998.
In recent years the desirability of the village as residence has greatly increased and many younger families have moved to the area. This is unusual when compared to the area of West Dorset, famous for its high property prices.
Walditch formerly lay within the Hundred of Godderthorne
Godderthorne (hundred)
Godderthorne Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:*Allington*Shipton Gorge*Walditch...
.