- Toller Fratrum
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Toller Fratrum
map_type = Dorset
latitude= 50.773
longitude= -2.598
civil_parish=
population = <100
shire_district=West Dorset
shire_county=Dorset
region= South West Englandconstituency_westminster= West Dorset
post_town= Dorchester
postcode_district = DT2
postcode_area= DT
dial_code= 01300
os_grid_reference= SY578972Toller Fratrum is a very small village in
West Dorset , England, nearMaiden Newton , anciently in Tollerford hundred.The name is taken from the village's situation on the brook formerly known as the Toller, now called the Hooke. The addition "Fratrum" is the
Latin for "brothers" and refers to the mediaeval ownership of the manor by theKnights Hospitallers , which distinguishes it from the other Tollers, namelyToller Porcorum andToller Whelme . It is often referred to as "Little Toller".The village has a notable 16th century farm house, "Little Toller Farm", built largely by John Samways, who acquired the estate in 1540 and later occupied by the Fulford family. The church of
Saint Basil was rebuilt in the 19th century but possesses not only an unusual Normanfont , carved with archaic figures, but also arelief of SaintMary Magdalene of the same period.External links
* [http://www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/toller%20fratrum.htm Dorset Historic Churches Trust - Picture]
* [http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/Toller%20Fratrum-Dorset?open&body=villagebody&root=villagebody Village page]
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