# Chetnole

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Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Chetnole Parish church of St Peter Chetnole Location within Dorset Population 330 [1] OS grid reference ST602080 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Sherborne Postcode district DT9 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°52′12″N 2°34′01″W / 50.8701°N 2.5669°W / 50.8701; -2.5669

**Chetnole** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset) in southern [England](/source/England). It lies approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne) and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of [Yeovil](/source/Yeovil) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset). It is sited on [Oxford clay](/source/Oxford_clay)[2] by the small Wriggle River at the western end of the [Blackmore Vale](/source/Blackmore_Vale). There are around 128 houses in the village. It has a [railway station](/source/Chetnole_railway_station) on the [Heart of Wessex Line](/source/Heart_of_Wessex_Line) that is served by [Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)) services. [Dorset County Council](/source/Dorset_County_Council) estimate that in 2013 the population of the parish was 330.[1] In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the population of Chetnole parish combined with the small parish of Stockwood to the west was 344.[3]

Chetnole was not recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) in 1086.[4]

## History

The name "Chetnole" is thought to mean ‘Ceatta’s hillock or hilltop’ from an Old English proper name and 'cnoll'. Chetnole is not mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 and there is no convincing evidence of a settlement at that time. The [Parish Church of St Peter](/source/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Chetnole) is made up of several different buildings from different time periods: the 13th Century barrel-vaulted nave, the 15th Century tower, the 17th Century porch and the 19th Century chancel. The country house, Nappers, was used as a [military hospital](/source/Military_hospital) during the [First World War](/source/World_War_I).[5]

Chetnole is situated on the small River Wriggle which flows north from [Hilfield](/source/Hilfield) to the [River Yeo](/source/River_Yeo_(South_Somerset)) near [Bradford Abbas](/source/Bradford_Abbas). There was a school in Chetnole, at the end of School Lane, from 1851 until 1938.[6]

## Governance

Chetnole is included in an [electoral ward](/source/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)) with Yetminster and other surrounding areas. The ward is one of 32 that comprise the [West Dorset parliamentary constituency](/source/West_Dorset_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).

## Geography

Chetnole is located approximately 6 miles southwest of [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne), 5.5 miles southeast of [Yeovil](/source/Yeovil), 2 miles south of [Yetminster](/source/Yetminster), and 2 miles north of [Evershot](/source/Evershot).

## Amenities

Chetnole is located near the Roman road to [Dorchester](/source/Dorchester%2C_Dorset), and is served by the 212 bus service between Dorchester and Yeovil. (Withdrawn) There is the award-winning, four-star rated Chetnole Inn. The nearest GP surgery is [Yetminster](/source/Yetminster) with the nearest hospitals being the Sherborne Yeatman Hospital or the Yeovil District Hospital.

## Chetnole Railway Station

[Chetnole railway station](/source/Chetnole_railway_station) is a small rural station serving the village. It was originally opened as a timber structure on 11 September 1933, although this was replaced by the current concrete one in the 1960s.

[Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)) operate services between [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester_railway_station) and [Weymouth](/source/Weymouth_railway_station) via [Bristol Temple Meads](/source/Bristol_Temple_Meads_railway_station) and [Westbury](/source/Westbury_railway_station). [South Western Railway](/source/South_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)) runs an additional service running once on a Saturday between Weymouth and [Yeovil Junction](/source/Yeovil_Junction_railway_station).

In 2015/2016, the annual rail passenger usage was 1,946.

## John Hewlett

[John Hewlett](/source/John_Hewlett) was born in Chetnole in 1762.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-1) ["Parish Population Data"](https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882). Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wightman, R., *Portrait of Dorset*, Hale, 1983, p17

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Area: Chetnole (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121878&c=Chetnole&d=16&e=62&g=6418591&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1390346986453&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 21 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Darby, H. C.; Versey, G. R. (2008) [1975]. [*The Domesday Gazetteer*](https://books.google.com/books?id=L3dWJnqv5lEC&dq=chetnole+domesday&pg=PA118). Cambridge University Press. p. 118. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-20666-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-20666-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["History of Chetnole in West Dorset | Map and description"](http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13604). *www.visionofbritain.org.uk*. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Archives, The National. ["The Discovery Service"](http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F206583). *discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk*. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

## External links

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