Crendell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alderholt[1] in the East Dorset district of Dorset, England. The hamlet is close to the Dorset-Hampshire border. Its nearest town is Verwood, which lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south from the hamlet.
Crendell | |
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![]() Methodist Chapel, Crendell | |
Location within Dorset | |
OS grid reference | SU082134 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
Postcode district | SP6 |
Dialling code | 01725 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Crendell has about ten houses.[2] Clay was once mined here for the local pottery industry in Alderholt.[3] Crendell also has a Methodist chapel, which lies on the Hampshire side of the county border. The chapel, which was built in 1870, closed in 2011.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ History, St James Church, Alderholt
- ^ a b Crendell Church closes as Alderholt Chapel opens, BBC News, 27 May 2011
- ^ A History of Alderholt