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Puddletown, DORCHESTER, DT2 8TB

The name not of the River Piddle, but of the road running alongside it.

The Blue Vinny Inn is named after the famous Blue Vinny cheese which is only produced by one local cheesemaker.

The name of a cheese which was a well-known product in Dorset in the 19th century. It was a mature cheese, taking its name from its blue veins.

A pub on the Blandford Road, named after a Dorset cheese.

Brewer's Tudor style pub on Blandford Road. Back bar left, eating and drinking front and right; large garden with playground. Cask ales on offer at my visit: McMullen AK, Sharp's Doom Bar, Young's Bitter. For some customer comments, see http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/27/2774/Blue_Vinny/Puddletown

On Blandford Road. Housing to the left is part of a recent development.

Willoughby House, number 2 The Square, is a detached house from probably the early 19th century, built in red brick. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119085 The village of Puddletown, earlier known as Piddletown is located alongside the River Piddle some 4½ miles north east of Dorchester and is now essentially a commuter village. There is evidence of occupation from prehistoric times in the form of some 30 round barrows. The use of watermeadows in Dorset was first developed in Puddletown in the 17th century. The village was the inspiration for the fictional settlement of Weatherbury in the novel Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

Tudor Cottage 14 Mill Street is dated 1573. Constructed with walls of stone and flint bands with a thatched roof. There is a 20th century extension at the rear. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303778 The village of Puddletown, earlier known as Piddletown is located alongside the River Piddle some 4½ miles north east of Dorchester and is now essentially a commuter village. There is evidence of occupation from prehistoric times in the form of some 30 round barrows. The use of watermeadows in Dorset was first developed in Puddletown in the 17th century. The village was the inspiration for the fictional settlement of Weatherbury in the novel Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.