Place:Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England   Alt namesPidele
Trenthydessource: Dictionary of British Place Names (1994) p 315
Pidriesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 95 Uppidelensource:
Dictionary of British Place Names (1994) p 315 Coordinates50.8°N
2.417°W Located inDorset, England source: Getty Thesaurus of
Geographic Names source: Family History Library Catalog  the
text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Piddletrenthide is a village and civil parish in the English
county of Dorset. It is sited by the small River Piddle in a
valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs, north of
Dorchester. It lies within the West Dorset administrative
district. it has a population of 647.  The unusual name of the
village is derived from its position on the River Piddle,
combined with it having been assessed for thirty hides in the
Domesday Book. The name is considered by some to be inherently
funny, resulting in it being something of a running joke in
parts of the British media; references were made to it in