Crendell
| Crendell | |
 Methodist Chapel, Crendell |
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  Crendell |
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| OS grid reference | SU082134 |
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| District | East Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SP6 |
| Dialling code | 01425 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
Coordinates: 50°55′13″N 1°53′01″W / 50.920324°N 1.883574°W
Crendell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alderholt[1] in the East Dorset district of Dorset, England. The hamlet is close to the Dorset-Hampshire border. Its nearest town is Verwood, which lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south from the hamlet.
Crendell has about ten houses.[2] Clay was once mined here for the local pottery industry in Alderholt.[3] Crendell also has a Methodist chapel, which lies on the Hampshire side of the county border. The chapel, which was built in 1870, closed in 2011.[2]
Notes
- ↑ History, St James Church, Alderholt
- 1 2 Crendell Church closes as Alderholt Chapel opens, BBC News, 27 May 2011
- ↑ A History of Alderholt
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