Place:Tincleton, Dorset, England

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NameTincleton
Alt namesTincladenesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 96
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.717°N 2.317°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoPuddletown Hundred, Dorset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Dorchester Rural, Dorset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
West Dorset District, Dorset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2019
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Tincleton (#19 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England. The village is situated on the River Frome in the former West Dorset administrative district, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the county town Dorchester. The name of the village comes from "Tin la Ton", or "farm in a valley". In the 2001 UK census Tincleton had a population of 142. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 150.

The parish manor house, Clyffe House, was rebuilt in the Tudor style in 1842 by Benjamin Ferrey. In 1849 the parish church, which is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was also built by Ferrey, in a 13th-century style. It replaced an earlier church to the south which was demolished when Ferrey's building was finished. Ferrey also designed a school, which was also built in the 1840s. This is now called The Old School House and contains Tincleton Gallery, which has information about the historical setting and the schoolchildren, with photos dating back to 1913.

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Governance

Tincleton was originally a parish in the , Dorset, England|Puddletown Hundred, one of the hundreds or early subdivisions of the county of Dorset. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of the Dorchester Rural District.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, all urban and rural districts across England were abolished and counties were reorganized into metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts. Dorchester Rural District joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.

Under another set of local government reforms adopted on 1 April 2019, --- Dorset District was abolished, and the county of Dorset (excluding Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) became a single unitary authority. The area is now administered by Dorset Council.

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