Haydon, Dorset

Haydon is a village and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) north of Dorchester,[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]

Haydon

Former church of St Catherine
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
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament

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]

References
  1. "Distance from Haydon [50.938879, 2.470636]". GENUKI. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. Neighbourhood Statistics
  3. "Haydon". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "Listed Buildings in Haydon, West Dorset, Dorset". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "Haydon". Dorset OPC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Catherine (1323888)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 228. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. "Last name: Haydon". SurnameDB. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. "Relationships and changes Haydon AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  • "Haydon". City Population De. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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