Cattistock
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Cattistock is a village in west Dorset
, England
, sited in the upper reaches of the Frome Valley
eight miles north west of Dorchester. The Dorset poet William Barnes
called it "elbow-streeted Cattstock", a comment on the less-than-linear village street. The village has a population
of 440 (2002).
The church was rebuilt in the nineteenth century, by architects Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son George Gilbert Scott Junior
. The Perpendicular-styled tower was the work of the latter, and has led to the church being dubbed the 'Cathedral of the Frome Valley'; he was also responsible for the porch, north aisle and vestry. In 1972 the Pevsner
guide to Dorset architecture said that "for the mid- to late-nineteenth century, this is the masterpiece amongst Dorset churches".
Cattistock hosts a Dorset Knob
throwing event and the Frome Valley Food Festival every year on the first Sunday in May.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, sited in the upper reaches of the Frome Valley
River Frome, Dorset
The River Frome is a river in Dorset in the south of England. At 30 miles long it is the major chalkstream in southwest England. It is navigable upstream from Poole Harbour as far as the town of Wareham.-Geography:...
eight miles north west of Dorchester. The Dorset poet William Barnes
William Barnes
William Barnes was an English writer, poet, minister, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect and much other work including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.-Life:He was born at Rushay in the parish of Bagber, Dorset, the son of...
called it "elbow-streeted Cattstock", a comment on the less-than-linear village street. The village has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 440 (2002).
The church was rebuilt in the nineteenth century, by architects Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son George Gilbert Scott Junior
George Gilbert Scott Junior
George Gilbert Scott, Jr. was an English architect. He was the son of Sir George Gilbert Scott, brother of John Oldrid Scott and father of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Adrian Gilbert Scott, all also architects....
. The Perpendicular-styled tower was the work of the latter, and has led to the church being dubbed the 'Cathedral of the Frome Valley'; he was also responsible for the porch, north aisle and vestry. In 1972 the Pevsner
Pevsner Architectural Guides
The Pevsner Architectural Guides are a series of guide books to the architecture of the British Isles. Begun in the 1940s by art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, the 46 volumes of the Buildings of England series were published between 1951 and 1975. The series was then extended to Scotland and...
guide to Dorset architecture said that "for the mid- to late-nineteenth century, this is the masterpiece amongst Dorset churches".
Cattistock hosts a Dorset Knob
Dorset Knob
A Dorset Knob is a hard dry savoury biscuit which is today made by only a single producer, Moores Biscuits, in Morcombelake four miles west of Bridport in the west of the county of Dorset in England....
throwing event and the Frome Valley Food Festival every year on the first Sunday in May.
External links
- "Unofficial" village website www.cattistock.info
- Census data