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
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament

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]

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". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  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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