Piddletrenthide
| Piddletrenthide | |
|---|---|
Piddletrenthide | |
Location within Dorset | |
| Area | 25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 647 (Parish, 2011) |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | ST703000 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Piddletrenthide ( /ˌpɪdəltrɛntˈhaɪd/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village lies on the small River Piddle in a valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs, 8 miles (13 km) north of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small village of Plush to the northeast and the hamlet of White Lackington to the south—had 323 dwellings, 290 households and a population of 647.