Haydon | |
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Former church of St Catherine | |
Location within Dorset | |
Area | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
Population | 44 (2001 census) |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | ST670158 |
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Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Haydon is a village and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) north of Dorchester,[1] in the Dorset district, in the county of Dorset, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 44.[2] The parish touches Castleton, Caundle Marsh, Folke, Goathill, North Wootton and Purse Caundle.[3]
There are three listed buildings in Haydon.[4] Among them is the former St Catherine's Church, which is now in residential use.[5] The small church, in dressed stone with a bell-cote, was built in 1883 to replace an earlier church; it had a medieval piscina and some 17th-century pews.[6]
The name "Haydon" probably means 'Hay-down' though the 1st part may be "hedge-enclosure".[7] The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Haydon.[8] On 25 March 1886 part of Haydon parish were transferred to the parish of Holnest. The transferred area contained 2 houses in 1891.[9]