Todber

Todber is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Shaftesbury. The underlying geology is Corallian limestone.[1] In the 2011 census the parish had 55 households and a population of 140.[2]

Todber
Parish church of St Andrew, Todber
Todber Location within Dorset
Population	140
OS grid reference	ST800200
Unitary authority	Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sturminster Newton
Postcode district	DT10
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset

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, 12 acres (4.9 ha) 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]

References

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

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