Puddletown

English

Etymology

Renamed from Piddletown in the 1920s because of association with the word piddle; it is actually named after the River Piddle +‎ town, earlier forms were Pideleton (1212) and Pitretone (Domesday Book 1086). Other places on the River Piddle, Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide, were apparently not renamed.

Proper noun

Puddletown

A village and civil parish (served by the Puddletown Area Parish Council (Group)) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY7594).

References

Parish map

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