# Toller Porcorum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Toller_Porcorum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Toller_Porcorum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toller_Porcorum > Source revision: 1346898978 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Dorset, England Human settlement in England Toller Porcorum Toller Porcorum viewed from the south Toller Porcorum Location within Dorset Population 307 [1] OS grid reference SY561980 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Dorchester Postcode district DT2 Dialling code 01300 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°46′46″N 2°37′18″W / 50.7795°N 2.6218°W / 50.7795; -2.6218 **Toller Porcorum** ([/pɔːrˈkɔːrəm/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [Dorset](/source/Dorset), [England](/source/England), situated in the [Toller valley](/source/River_Toller) 10 miles (16 km) northwest of [Dorchester](/source/Dorchester%2C_Dorset). In the 2011 census the civil parish—which also includes the small settlements of Higher and Lower Kingcombe to the north—had a population of 307.[1] ## Population A rural and slowly growing area with a population of 307,[1] Toller Porcorum is a village of approximately 160 households.[2] ## History Like the other [Toller](/source/River_Toller) villages of [Toller Fratrum](/source/Toller_Fratrum) and [Toller Whelme](/source/Toller_Whelme), the name was taken from the river, which is now known as the [Hooke](/source/River_Hooke). The addition *Porcorum* means *of the pigs* in [Latin](/source/Latin);[3] the village was in the past sometimes known as *Swines Toller*,[4] but more often as *Great Toller*. **Toller Porcorum** is also an ancient [Anglican](/source/Anglican) ecclesiastical parish. The church is dedicated to [Saints Peter](/source/Saint_Peter) and [Andrew](/source/Saint_Andrew) and is remarkable for the "drooping chancel".[5] From 1862 to 1975, the village had a [railway station](/source/Toller_railway_station) on the [Bridport Railway](/source/Bridport_Railway). ## The Old Swan The village pub, *The Old Swan*, was closed by the brewery in 1999 and has since been converted into a private dwelling. [Skittles](/source/Skittles_(sport)) was played there.[6] ## Notable people Despite its small size the village has been home to a number of notable people. [George of Clarence](/source/George_Plantagenet%2C_1st_Duke_of_Clarence) was at one point the owner of the majority of the village.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ons_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ons_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ons_1-2) ["Area: Toller Porcorum (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129766&c=Toller+Porcorum&d=16&e=62&g=6418505&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1400404116057&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 18 May 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Toller Porcorum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130515110726/http://www.tollerporcorum.org/). *Toller Porcorum*. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/647; [http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0251.htm](http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0251.htm); first entry, seen as "Tolre Porcorum", the home of William Coterych, husbandman 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/ 629; [http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0314.htm](http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0314.htm); 5th entry, first defendant John Skynnere, husbandman, of Swynyn Tollere 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Dorset Historic Churches Trust: Toller Porcorum](http://www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/index.php/our-churches/9-churches/461-toller-porcorum) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jack Hargreaves explains a use for Hornbeam"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHG8xEZbjH4), *Old Country*, 1984 ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Toller Porcorum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toller_Porcorum). - [Dorset Historic Churches Trust, with pictures](http://www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/toller_porcorum.htm) - [A site about Toller Porcorum, with pictures](http://toller.porcorum.googlepages.com/home) 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 This Dorset location article is a stub. 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