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Sir Henry de Haddon founded the Manor of Stourton Caundle and was its first Lord from 1202 until 1248, the founding of the Parish Church is attributed to him. The building of the Church and its major additions took place during the first two and a half centuries of its history when the Lords of the Manor were actually resident in the village and it saw its greatest period of development in the 15th century under the Chideocks.
In 1461, the manor and estate passed to the Stourtons whose family seat was in Wiltshire. The middle of the 17th century was dominated by the Civil War and the Puritan Commonwealth which followed. The early 18th century saw the emergence of the yeomen of the village such as the Biddlecombes and Whittles established themselves as independent, larger scale, farmers and took lead in the affairs of the church. The Hoare family bought the manor in 1771.
The Parish Church
The Parish Church is dedicated to St Peter.
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| | | OTHER PLACES | | Cornford Bridge nr. Holwell, Dorset, England A scheduled National Monument, the bridge consists of three Gothic
arches | 3.9 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 | 6.6 km NW | | Sherborne Old Castle Dorset, England The castle, built by a medieaval Bishop of Sherborne became the home of
Sir Walter Raleigh | 6.8 km NW | | 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 | 7.8 km NW | | Higher Bockhampton Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ Awaiting Information | 9.1 km SE | | Revels Bird Centre Dorset,
England | 9.8 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 | 11 km NW | | | | Hotels | The Grange Hotel Oborne, Dorset DT9 4LA | | 7 km NE | | Eastbury Hotel Long St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BY | | 7.5 km NE | | The Half Moon Inn Half Moon St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LN | | 7.8 km NE | | Cross Keys Hotel 88 Cheap St, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BJ | | 7.8 km NE | | Britannia Inn Westbury, Dorset DT9 3EH | | 7.9 km NE | | Antelope Hotel Greenhill, Dorset DT9 4EP | | 8 km NE | | Sherborne Hotel Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 6BB | | 9 km NE | | The Ship Inn West Stour, Dorset SP8 5RP | | 10.1 km NW | | | | Public Houses | | White Hart Inn s Caundle, Dorset DT9 5ND | | 2.7 km SE | | The Stalbridge Arms Ring St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2NF | | 3.3 km NW | | The Crown Inn High St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2LL | | 3.5 km NW | | Swan Hotel High St, Stalbridge, Dorset DT10 2LL | | 3.5 km NW | | The Queens Head High St, Milborne Port, Dorset DT9 5DQ | | 5.1 km NE | | The Gainsborough Arms 74 Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Dorset DT9 5BB | | 5.8 km NE | | Blackmore Vale Inn Burton St, Marnhull, Dorset DT10 1JJ | | 7.2 km NW |
HOLWELL, Dorset
PURSE CAUNDLE, Dorset The small village possesses a fine 15th century manor house (though much altered in Tudor times) and contemporary parish church with an embattled and pinnacled tower. Peter Mews, the last of the great soldier-bishops, was born here at the splendid medieval/Tudor manor house and the famous physician Nathaniel Highmore, friend of William Harvey, is buried in the church.
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.
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Recommend a Book for this Page
Stourton Caundle: A History of a Dorset Village by GWL Fernandes & AEG Blades
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