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Haydon, Dorset

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Haydon is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Sherborne,[1] in the Dorset district, in the county of Dorset, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 44.[2] The parish touches Castleton, Caundle Marsh, Folke, Goathill, North Wootton and Purse Caundle.[3]

Area1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population44 (2001 census)
OSgridreferenceST670158
Civil parish
  • Haydon
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Haydon
Former church of St Catherine
Haydon is located in Dorset
Haydon
Haydon
Location within Dorset
Area1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population44 (2001 census)
• Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid referenceST670158
Civil parish
  • Haydon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSherborne
Postcode districtDT9
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Dorset
50.941°N 2.471°W / 50.941; -2.471
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Features

There are three listed buildings in Haydon.[4] Among them is the former St Catherine's Church, which is now in residential use.[5] The small church, in dressed stone with a bell-cote, was built in 1883 to replace an earlier church; it had a medieval piscina and some 17th-century pews.[6]

History

The name "Haydon" probably means 'Hay-down' though the 1st part may be "hedge-enclosure".[7] The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Haydon.[8] On 25 March 1886 part of Haydon parish were transferred to the parish of Holnest. The transferred area contained 2 houses in 1891.[9]

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