Todber Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Andrew's Church, Todber - geograph.org.uk - 361897.jpg
Static Image Caption:Parish church of St Andrew, Todber
Coordinates:50.979°N -2.287°W
Map Type:Dorset
Official Name:Todber
Population:140
Unitary England:Dorset
Shire County:Dorset
Post Town:Sturminster Newton
Postcode Area:DT
Postcode District:DT10
Constituency Westminster:North Dorset
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:ST800200

Todber is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale, about 5miles southwest 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, 121NaN1 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Portrait of Dorset. Ralph Wightman. Ralph Wightman. 17. Robert Hale Ltd. 4. 1983. 0 7090 0844 9.
  2. Web site: Area: Todber (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics . Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics . 8 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Dorset S-Z . The Domesday Book Online . domesdaybook.co.uk . 7 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Place: Todber . domesdaymap.co.uk . Open Domesday . 7 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Todber. Dorset OPC Project. 18 November 2013. 2013.
  6. Web site: Welcome to The Stours Parish Council Website . The Stours Group Parish Council . 15 March 2015.