North Piddle

North Piddle
Church Farm, North Piddle
North Piddle is located in Worcestershire
North Piddle
North Piddle
Location within Worcestershire
Population80 
OS grid referenceSO9662555396
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERSHORE
Postcode districtWR7
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°11′48″N 2°03′03″W / 52.1968°N 2.0508°W / 52.1968; -2.0508

North Piddle is a small civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It is located within a loop of 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.[1]

In 1924 797 acres (3.23 km2) of land were designated to North Piddle – 422 acres (171 ha) were grassland, and the rest was arable land.[2] 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.[2]

At the 1821 census there were 133 inhabitants living in the parish,[3] and in 1851 slightly more, at 149.[4] As of 2011, there are 80 people living in North Piddle.[5]

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