Todber
| Todber | |
 Parish church of St Andrew, Todber |
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  Todber |
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| Population | 140 |
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| OS grid reference | ST800200 |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°58′44″N 2°17′13″W / 50.979°N 2.287°W
Todber is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Shaftesbury. The underlying geology is Corallian limestone.[1] In the 2011 census the parish had 55 households and a population of 140.[2]
In 1086 Todber was recorded in the Domesday Book as Todeberie;[3] it was in the hundred of Gillingham, the lord was Geoffrey Mallory and the tenant-in-chief was William of Mohun. It had one mill, 12 acres (4.9 ha) of meadow and 2 ploughlands.[4]
Todber parish church was rebuilt in the Early English and Perpendicular styles in 1879, though the tower is of earlier construction.[5]
Todber is one of four parishes—the others being East Stour, Stour Provost and West Stour—under the governance of The Stours Parish Council.[6]
References
- ↑ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ↑ "Area: Todber (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ "Dorset S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Place: Todber". Open Domesday. domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Todber". Dorset OPC Project. 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome to The Stours Parish Council Website". The Stours Group Parish Council. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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