Crendell is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alderholt[1] in Dorset, England. The hamlet is close to the Dorset-Hampshire border. Its nearest town is Verwood, which lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south from the hamlet.

Crendell has about ten houses.[2] Clay was once mined here for the local pottery industry in Alderholt.[3] Crendell also has a Methodist chapel, which lies on the Hampshire side of the county border. The chapel, which was built in 1870, closed in 2011.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ History, St James Church, Alderholt
  2. ^ a b Crendell Church closes as Alderholt Chapel opens, BBC News, 27 May 2011
  3. ^ A History of Alderholt


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crendell
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