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Puddletown
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English
Etymology
Renamed from Piddletown in the 1920s because of association with the word en piddle; it is actually named after the River en Piddle town, earlier forms were Pideleton (1212) and Pitretone (Domesday Book 1086). Other places on the River Piddle, Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide, were apparently not renamed.
Proper noun
en village/and/cpar (served by the Puddletown Area Parish Council (Group)) in co/Dorset cc/England OS grid ref SY7594.
References
Parish map