# Loders > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loders > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loders.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loders > Source revision: 1346898888 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village and civil parish in Dorset, England For other uses, see [Loders (disambiguation)](/source/Loders_(disambiguation)). Village in England Loders Village The Loders Arms Loders Location within Dorset Population 518 [1] OS grid reference SY495942 Civil parish Loders Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BRIDPORT Postcode district DT6 Dialling code 01308 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°44′43″N 2°43′00″W / 50.7453°N 2.7168°W / 50.7453; -2.7168 Loders CE VC Primary School **Loders** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset). It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the town of [Bridport](/source/Bridport). It is a linear village, sited in the valley of the small [River Asker](/source/River_Asker), between Waddon Hill and Boarsbarrow Hill. In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the parish had a population of 518.[1] The village school was opened in 1869 on land owned by the Nepean family of Loders Court. It was originally called Lady Nepean's School. The parish of Loders comprises three settlements. In the east is [Uploders](/source/Uploders) which has a public house, *The Crown*, and a [chapel](/source/Chapel). To the west of Uploders and separated from it by a few fields is Yondover, where the village road crosses the [River Asker](/source/River_Asker). The village playing field and two farms are located here. West of Yondover and separated from it by the river and the disused railway line of the [Bridport Railway](/source/Bridport_Railway) branch line, is Lower Loders, generally known as just Loders. Lower Loders has a public house, *The Loders Arms*, a [church](/source/Church_(building)), dedicated to [St Mary Magdalen](/source/St_Mary_Magdalen),[2] a [village hall](/source/Village_hall), several farms, and a [primary school](/source/Primary_school), which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019. In his book *Portrait of Dorset*, [Ralph Wightman](/source/Ralph_Wightman) gave an agricultural assessment of Loders as having "more than its share of soil variations but most of them are good soils. The result is a village of fertile fields but with an amazing difference in levels."[3] ## History In 1086 Loders is mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) as *Lodres*.[4] During the reign of [Henry I](/source/Henry_I_of_England), [Baldwin de Redvers](/source/Baldwin_de_Redvers%2C_1st_Earl_of_Devon) founded a [seat](/source/Seat) of a [Benedictine](/source/Order_of_Saint_Benedict) priory at Loders. The monks were reputedly the first to introduce [cider](/source/Cider)-making into Dorset.[5] ## Governance Loders is in the [Dorset unitary authority](/source/Dorset_(district)) area. It is part of the [Eggardon electoral ward](/source/Eggardon_(ward)), which elects one member to [Dorset Council](/source/Dorset_Council_(UK)).[6] Historically, Loders was in the [Bridport Rural District](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridport_Rural_District&action=edit&redlink=1) from 1894 to 1974, and [West Dorset](/source/West_Dorset) district from 1974 to 2019. For elections to the [UK Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom), Loders is part of the [West Dorset constituency](/source/West_Dorset_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). ## In culture [Johnny Coppin](/source/Johnny_Coppin)'s *Westcountry Christmas* album includes a song called *Song for Loders*, which mentions many places around the area, including [Eggerton](/source/Eggerton), [Askerswell](/source/Askerswell) and [Muckleford](/source/Muckleford%2C_Dorset), amongst others. - When frost lies thick on Egerton - And every pool begins to freeze - From Muckleford to Nettle Coombe - And hills are hung with sparkling trees - Then to Loders we must go - Before the world is drowned in snow ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ons_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ons_1-1) ["Area: Loders (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126031&c=Loders&d=16&e=62&g=6418482&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1393540177987&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 27 February 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["St Mary Magdalene"](https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9791/). *A church near you*. Retrieved 12 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Ralph Wightman](/source/Ralph_Wightman) (1983). *Portrait of Dorset* (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 156. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7090-0844-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7090-0844-9). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dorset H–R"](http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/dorset2.html#loders). *The Domesday Book Online*. domesdaybook.co.uk. 1999–2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Reginald J. W. Hammond (1979). *Dorset Coast* (4 ed.). Ward Lock Ltd. p. 40. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7063-5494-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7063-5494-X). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Area profile for Eggardon - Dorset Council"](https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/eggardon). ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Loders](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Loders). v t e Ceremonial county of Dorset Unitary authorities Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (areas and suburbs) Dorset Major settlements (cities in italics) Beaminster Blandford Forum Bournemouth Bridport Broadstone Chickerell Christchurch Corfe Mullen Dorchester Ferndown Gillingham Highcliffe Lyme Regis Merley Poole Shaftesbury Sherborne Stalbridge Sturminster Newton Swanage Upton Verwood Wareham Weymouth Wimborne Minster See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset Rivers Allen Asker Avon Axe Bourne Bride Brit Cerne Char Corfe Crane Frome Hooke Moors Piddle Simene Stour Sydling Water Tarrant Wey Topics Flag Settlements Beaches Churches County Council Economy Population of major settlements Geology Geography SSSIs Healthcare History (English Civil War) Schools Tourism Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums People Transport Grade I listed buildings Grade II listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Scheduled monuments South West Coast Path Portal:Dorset --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Loders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loders) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loders?action=history)). 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