Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish (served by Puddletown Area Parish Council (Group)) in Dorset, England, the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs (OS grid ref SY7994).
Origin
Recorded as Pidele in 1086 (DB), and Tollepidele in 1210. An estate on the River Piddle belonging to a woman named Tóla.
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APA
Tolpuddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolpuddle
MLA
“Tolpuddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolpuddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tolpuddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolpuddle.
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