North Piddle
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| North Piddle shown within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 80 |
| OS grid reference | SO9662555396 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PERSHORE |
| Postcode district | WR7 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
North Piddle is a small civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It is located at Piddle Brook.
North Piddle is a historic parish and a few of the parish's structures have been designated as listed buildings by English Heritage, because they are structures of special architectural and historic interest.
In 1924 797 acres (3.23 km2) of land were designated to North Piddle – 422 acres were grassland, and the rest was arable land. The field names that are mentioned in the document dating back to the 16th century include Frarye Acre, Husband Acre, Monck Acre, Le Home, Le Deane and Gostell Field.
At the 1821 census there were 133 inhabitants living in the parish, and in 1851 slightly more, at 149. As of 2011[update], there are 80 people living in North Piddle.
William Henry Dugan, in his book Worcestershire Place Names, states that although the word "Piddle" is not listed in any Anglo-Saxon dictionary, it is found in a few places in Anglo-Saxon charters. Dugan believes that the word "Piddle" is an old English word for a small stream. North Piddle was named after Piddle Brook, on which it stands. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Domesday Book's records of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales, completed in 1086, mentions two estates in North Piddle, both of which were held for the abbey of Westminster by Urse d'Abetot.
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