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This small agricultural village in north-west Dorset lies by a stream which flows into Sherborne Lake near which Sir Walter Raleigh built his 'New' Castle, having abandoned Sherborne 'Old' Castle which he had recieved from Elizabeth I.

THE PARISH CHURCH

St Peter's, Purse Caundle, Dorset
The parish church, like the manor house, dates from the 15^th century. It has an embattled tower with pinnacles and an unusual brass depicting a 'chaliced priest'. The chancel arch is panelled to give an unusual effect and the font is decorated with shields and roses.

The great physician, Nathaniel Highmore, who was brought up at the rectory here is buried in the church which also possesses the fine canopied tomb of William Long, lord of the manor who died in 1524, and who may have built the chantry chapel.

THE MANOR HOUSE

Purse caundle Manor, Dorset
THE MANOR HOUSE in the village street dates from the 15^th century with many changes made during the Tudor period. The drawing room of the house has an oriel window while its medieval hall possesses a strange feature in a well which reaches half-way to the upper storey - an excellent medieval device for ensuring a supply of fresh water during any seige. The medieval manor was held by the Crown and saw frequent use a royal hunting lodge.

Peter Mews, the last of the great soldier-bishops, was born within its walls.

GHOSTS AT THE MANOR
The most frequent haunting in the manor house is the sound of plainsong. This form of church music, sung unaccompanied by instruments, is associated with services in monasteries. There is no obvious religious connection between the Manor or its lands and any monastic house, which makes the haunting all the more mysterious.

It is reputed that the royal hounds are seen running on the bowling green, and can be heard howling (on New Year's eve and on midsummer's eve) until brought to heel by a from the horn of a spectral huntsman (the huntsman could be John Aleyn who lived here before the present house was built and kept the King's hounds).

Hauntings at the house must have been taken quite seriously because, in 1874, the manor's fine newel staircase was removed after the repeated appearance of an apparition which scared the ladies of the household.

The Queen's Head public house in nearby Milborne Port (part of which also dates from the Tudor period) is reputed to be frequented by a 'friendly' ghost.

A little beyond the Queen's Head, another Tudor house, Sandford Orcas Manor also has an impressive collection of ghosts.

Purse caundle Manor, Dorset

OTHER BUILDINGS

The Old School House stands on the eastern side of the road at the southern end of the village. It is now a private residence like the former village public house, , which bears a plain illuminated sign and a plaque on its wall declaring its former use.

THE WAR MEMORIAL

The War Memorial stands outside the gate of the Parish Church and commemorates those who fell in the Great War of 1914 to 1918;-

Private SIDNEY J. ASHFORD. X^th Hants
L. Cpl. WILLIAM WAY. 1^st Dor. Yeom^ry
Sgnt. HENRY M. OLIVER. 1^st Dor^sts
Private CHARLES R. OLIVER. 2^nd Dor^sts

More of the many from this small place who gave their lives in the two Great Wars of the 20th century are remembered in an illuminated manuscript adjacent to the south door of the Parish Church.

Peter Mews

Peter Mews was the last of the great soldier-bishops (who faught for the Royalist cause in the Civil War). He was born at the manor housein the village.

Nathaniel Highmore

In the parish church lies a contemporary great physician, Nathaniel Highmore, who practised medicine in Sherborne and whose father was the rector here.

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TOWNS & VILLAGES
Caundle Marsh
Dorset, England 4.3 km SE
Folke
Dorset, England 5.4 km SE
Goathill
Dorset, England 2.3 km SE
Haydon
Dorset, England 3.2 km SE
Milborne Port
Somerset, England 2.7 km NE
Stalbridge
Dorset, England 4 km NW
Stourton Caundle
Dorset, England 3 km SW

OTHER PLACES
Sherborne Old Castle
Dorset, England
The castle, built by a medieaval Bishop of Sherborne became the home of Sir Walter Raleigh 4.7 km SW
Sherborne New Castle
Dorset, England
The new castle built by Sir Walter Raleigh when he found the Old Castle not to his liking 4.8 km SW
Cornford Bridge
nr. Holwell, Dorset, England
A scheduled National Monument, the bridge consists of three Gothic arches 5.5 km SW
Sherborne Abbey
Dorset, England
The abbey church was a cathedral church for many centuries after King Ine of Wessex established a see here and made his kinsman St Aldhelm the first bishop 6 km SW
Sandford Orcas Manor House
Sandford Orcas, Vale Of Blackmore, Dorset, England
The ancient manor house, open to the public during the summer months, is reputed to be haunted 8.2 km NW
Higher Bockhampton
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ
Awaiting Information 11.4 km SE
Revels Bird Centre
Dorset, England 11.7 km SW
Boyles School
High Street, Yestminster, Vale Of Blackmore, Dorset, England
The 17th century scientist Robert Boyle who lived nearby at Stalbridge endowed the school to teach twenty poor boys of Chetnowle, Leigh and Yetminster 12.4 km SW

Hotels

The Grange Hotel Oborne, Dorset DT9 4LA 4.4 km NE
Eastbury Hotel
Long St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BY 5.7 km SE
Cross Keys Hotel
88 Cheap St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BJ 6 km SE
The Half Moon Inn
Half Moon St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LN 6 km SE
Antelope Hotel
Greenhill, Dorset DT9 4EP 6 km SE
Britannia Inn
Westbury, Dorset DT9 3EH 6.1 km SE
Sherborne Hotel
Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6BB 7.2 km SE
The Ship Inn
West Stour, Dorset SP8 5RP 9.9 km NW

Public Houses
The Queens Head
High St, Milborne Port, Dorset DT9 5DQ 2.2 km NE
The Gainsborough Arms
74 Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Dorset DT9 5BB 3 km NE
The Crown Inn
High St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2LL 3.7 km NW
Swan Hotel
High St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2LL 3.7 km NW
The Stalbridge Arms
Ring St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2NF 3.9 km W
White Hart Inn
s Caundle, Dorset DT9 5ND 4.4 km SE

The Town Hall, High Street, Milborne Port, Dorset

BISHOP'S CAUNDLE, Dorset

MILBORNE PORT, Somerset
No less than six watermills recorded in Domesday powered the woollen and flax industry here. The prosperity earned medieval Milborne its covetted charter of incorporation as a borough. Two centuries ago, cloth-making gave way to leather. Rightly a 'town', this large but compact village often possesses an almost film set like atmosphere and rewards the visitor exploring on foot most abundantly. Its tiny outlying hamlet of Milborne Wick is the picture of a rural England now two centuries passed.

The Town Hall, High Street, Milborne Port, Dorset

SANDFORD ORCAS, Dorset

STALBRIDGE, Dorset
Three miles to the west, is Stalbridge the village where Robert Boyle conducted some of his experiments which laid the foundations for modern chemistry in the 17th century. In has one of the best market crosses in Dorset and a variety of grey/cream limestone cottages.

STOURTON CAUNDLE, Dorset

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