- Pentridge
:"This article refers to the village in Dorset. For other uses of "Pentridge", see
Pentridge (disambiguation) ."Pentridge is a village (technically, a hamlet) in north east
Dorset ,England , situated onCranborne Chase on theA354 road tenmile s north east ofBlandford Forum and ten miles south west of Salisbury. The village has apopulation of 215 (2001). The name is Celtic, meaning "hill of the wild boar", and its existence was recorded before the time ofAlfred the Great , as "Pentric".The village is located amongst many
Neolithic , Roman and Saxon earthworks, notablyBokerley Dyke , a long defensive ditch which was dug by theRomano-British to keep out the Saxon invaders.Nearby is
Pentridge Hill , formed by a band of more resistantchalk than the surrounding land. Either side of thehill are deepvalley s formed during the lastice age .External links
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/a3f285e14cd1486980256ec50034a60d?OpenDocument Census data]
* [http://www.thedorsetpage.com/locations/Place/P040.htm The Dorset Page: Pentridge]
* [http://www.imagesofdorset.org.uk/Dorset/104/intro.htm Images of Dorset: Pentridge]
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