"Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures is a Doctor Dolittle book written by Hugh Lofting. The book is a posthumous collection of stories that Lofting originally wrote during the 1920s for the ""Herald Tribune Syndicate"" but here first included in book form. The book originally contained two introductory pieces followed by eight Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting: Those marked † are omitted in recent reprintings for no given reason. The first four stories may be read at the beginning of ""Doctor Dolittle's Garden"". ""The Green Breasted Martins"" follows Chapter XII in ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle"". ""The"
"two grass football pitches (one junior, one full-size). Puddletown is the basis for the village of ""Weatherbury"" in Thomas Hardy's novel ""Far from the Madding Crowd"". Weatherbury Farm, the house of Bathsheba Everdene, is based on Waterston Manor, between Puddletown and Piddlehinton. Hardy's cousin, Tryphena Sparks, who was the inspiration for Hardy's poem ""Thoughts of Phena at News of Her Death"", lived in Puddletown. Cardinal Pole, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, was vicar of the parish from 1532 to 1536. The author and broadcaster Ralph Wightman (1901–1971) lived in Puddletown in the later years of his life; he"
"parish was 1,450. Puddletown's parish church has significant architectural interest, particularly its furnishings and monuments. It has a 12th-century font and well-preserved woodwork, including 17th-century box pews. Thomas Hardy took an interest in the church, and the village provided the inspiration for the fictional settlement of Weatherbury in his novel ""Far from the Madding Crowd""; Weatherbury Farm, the home of principal character Bathsheba Everdene, is based on a manor house within the parish. The name Puddletown means 'farmstead on the River Piddle'. It derives from the Old English ""pidele"", a river-name meaning fen or marsh, and ""tūn"", meaning farmstead. Several"
"village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. His love of animals grows over the years and his household menagerie eventually scares off his human clientele, leading to loss of wealth. But after learning the secret of speaking to all animals from his parrot Polynesia, he takes up veterinary practice. His fortunes rise and fall again after a crocodile takes up residence, leading to his sister leaving in disgust with the intention of getting married, but his fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world. He is conscripted into voyaging to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic just as he faces bankruptcy. He has"
"Meldred Meldred is a character who appears in literary accounts of post-Roman Britain. He may have been a petty king or chieftain in part of what is now southern Scotland for a period in the 6th Century. The village of Drumelzier in Peeblesshire may take its name from him and his seat of power may have been the fort of Tinnis Castle. He is of interest as the first named political leader associated with the Scottish Borders in the post-Roman period and a character in the source texts on which the Arthurian Romances are based. In ""Vitae Merlini Silvestris"", a"
"by Robert Walpole. Between 1780 and 1830 it was leased to General Thomas Garth, principal equerry to King George III. The General adopted King George III's illegitimate grandson by Princess Sophia, and brought him up at the manor. In 1861 the house was acquired by John Brymer and remained in the possession of the Brymer family for the next century. The family built new cottages and a reading room in the village, and a new manor next to the church, which they restored. In the UK national parliament, Puddletown is within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency, which is currently represented"
"Molly, George and Tommy as they move to the village of Chuffington-on-Sea with their mother Gail (Jessica Hynes) and set out to save the village from their landlord Mr Thorne (John Sessions) and his cat Faustus. Pudsey is voiced by comedian David Walliams. From December 2012 to January 2013, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking in ""Dick Whittington"" opposite Stephen Mulhern. The deal is believed to have been worth around £150,000. From December 2013 to January 2014, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed in ""Dick Whittington"" opposite Jodie Prenger at the Opera House, Manchester. From December 2014 to"
"since then, most likely by the bubonic plague of the 17th century. There was at one time a manor in the locality called ""Salden"", within which stood a manor house built by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Fortescue (d.1629), which was visited by King James I. This house has since disappeared. Actor David Tomlinson who played George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"" and Mr. Emelius Browne in ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" lived and raised his children in Mursley until his death on 24 June 2000. Tomlinson became notorious around the village for flying very low in his Tiger Moth and"
"claimed to be able to survive for months without food. The name ""Haddon"" means ""Heath Hill"", the ""Over"" referring to being above ""Nether Haddon"" (Haddon Hall). The site of a deserted medieval village, Conksbury, is on the south bank of the River Lathkill, between Over Haddon and Youlgreave. Over Haddon is the birthplace of Maurice Oldfield, a former head of MI6 and reputedly the inspiration for both John le Carré's George Smiley and 'M' in the James Bond books. He died in 1981 is buried in the village. Over Haddon Over Haddon is a small village and civil parish in"
"Breakfast hotel in the fictional seaside town of Puddleford (location filming for series 8 and 9 took place around Brighton). Various guests stayed at the hotel over the course of the two series and again Bodger kept Badger's presence a secret from all of them. Guests included two Spanish flamenco dancers, Miss Peake (a bad-tempered school teacher), Mr Tucknott (a dim-witted bank manager), the bubbly Mrs Bobbins, Miss Piper (a mad old woman) and Mr Wilson (a pathetic trainee bank manager). In Series 8 the characters of Millie the Milkwoman and China the dog were introduced, who featured in the"
"and Maurice Henry Hewlett (1861–1923), both authors, and Reverend Professor Rowland Williams (1817–1870), a theologian whose essays and sermons caused him to be charged with heterodoxy. He was later vicar of Broad Chalke and is buried in the church graveyard. Sir Anthony Eden (1897-1977), who served as Prime Minister, also lived in the village. Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), photographer and designer, lived at Reddish House, as did Dr. Lucius Wood, father of the painter Christopher Wood. Beaton entertained and photographed many celebrities in his conservatory. In 1980 Ursula Henderson bought the house from the estate of Cecil Beaton and lived"
"in the town. The Hardacres lived in a mansion (known as High Haddom Hall) on a hill overlooking the town whereas most of the town's population lived in back to back terraced housing. Utterley lay in the fictional valley of Swarfdale or Swarfside with both the River Swarf and the Utterley canal flowing through the town. The nearest other town was the equally fictional Bishops Tippings which was hinted at being larger than Utterley. Agnes Fairchild (one of many mistresses of Bradley Hardacre) became MP for Utterley in 1936 representing the Labour party. Utterley Utterley is the name of the"
"the world-famous Eastgate Clock. He also build the church in Sandiway on land he gave to the village. Olympic silver medalist Shirley Strong was born in Cuddington and lived in the village throughout her career. Bob Carolgees famous for Tiswas and Spit the Dog used to live on Kennel Lane in Sandiway. Gary Barlow of Take That fame once resided on the outskirts of Cuddington at Delamere Manor which was originally the home of the Wilbraham family. Cuddington, Eddisbury Cuddington is a civil parish and rural village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county"
"also believed to live in the area. Playwright Stephen Laughton grew up here. Pedmore Pedmore is a residential suburb of Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England. It was originally a village in the Worcestershire countryside until extensive housebuilding during the interwar years saw it gradually merged into Stourbridge. The population of the appropriate Dudley Ward (Pedmore and Stourbridge East) taken at the 2011 census was 12,471. Pedmore is home to the Pedmore Cricket Club and is served by the nearby railway stations of Stourbridge Junction railway station and Hagley railway station. Pedmore is served by two primary schools -"
"lived in the 16th-century Tudor Cottage in The Square. The writer Constantine Fitzgibbon (1919–1983) owned Waterston Manor for part of the 20th century. Puddletown Puddletown is a village and associated civil parish in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England. The village is situated about northeast of the county town Dorchester and is sited by the River Piddle, from which it derives its name. It also used to be known as Piddletown, but this fell out of favour, probably because of the alternative meaning of the word ""piddle"". The name Puddletown rather than Piddletown was officially sanctioned in the late"
"and 1921. In ""The Last Post"", part of his tetralogy ""Parade's End"", Sylvia stays with Lord and Lady Fittleworth. George ‘Boko’ Fittleworth – Bertie Wooster's friend – was a fictional character of P.G. Wodehouse. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was born near Guildford; knowledge of this area may be a clue to his inventiveness. Author Hugo Donnelly spent a year in Fittleworth in the 1960s as a young waiter at The Swan and his writings are included in the anthology ""Sussex Seams"". References to a resting Explorer – perhaps Carse – and revisting the sites of Elgar's newfound creative inspiration in Fittleworth"
"Cross, set part of his novel ""Phineas Finn"" (1869), which parodies corrupt electoral procedures, in a fictitious Loughton. Robert Hunter, lexicographer and encyclopaedist (1823-1897) built a house in Loughton, and there compiled his massive Encyclopaedic dictionary.William Wymark Jacobs (1863–1943) lived at The Outlook, Upper Park Road before moving to Feltham House, Goldings Road. Best known as the author of the short story ""The Monkey's Paw"". Jacobs also wrote numerous sardonic short stories based in 'Claybury', a thinly veiled fictionalisation of Loughton. Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) stayed as a child at Goldings Hill Farm. Arthur Morrison (1863–1945), best known for his grim"
"of Malbry. Both feature snobbish, influential village leaders and outsiders who are made to suffer for the crime of not fitting in. Both are very traditional, even backward-thinking, and gossip plays an important role in determining who belongs and who does not. There is some evidence to suggest that the fictional Malbry is based on Harris' home village of Almondbury, near Huddersfield, in Yorkshire. In the ""Rune"" books, Red Horse Hill is sometimes referred to as ""Castle Hill"", a noted Huddersfield landmark. Other real-life places referred to in ""Runemarks"" and ""Runelight"" are: Farnley Tyas (which is also the name of"
"a village near Almondbury) and the nearby Molly Carr Woods. Malbry Malbry (""pronounced """"Mawbry"""") is the fictional village that serves as the setting for Joanne Harris' Yorkshire-based thrillers, notably Blueeyedboy, Gentlemen and Players and Different Class . It is also the setting for a number of Harris' short stories. Malbry is a village in the north of England, comprising several districts, including: White City (a council estate); Red City (an older, more downtrodden estate, mostly of brick-built terraced houses); Malbry Village (a more affluent, middle-class area); and Millionnaires' Row, a wealthy part of Malbry Village. There are several schools; including"
"Monica Edwards Monica Edwards (née Monica le Doux Newton; 8 November 1912 – 18 January 1998) was an English children's writer of the mid-twentieth century best known for her Romney Marsh and Punchbowl Farm series of children's novels. She was born in Belper, Derbyshire on 8 November 1912, the third of four children born to the Reverend Harry and Beryl Newton. The family moved to Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1919. As well as being a vicar, Harry Newton was a diocesan exorcist and often took his children with him when performing exorcisms. In 1927 the family moved to Rye Harbour in"
"Malbry Malbry (""pronounced """"Mawbry"""") is the fictional village that serves as the setting for Joanne Harris' Yorkshire-based thrillers, notably Blueeyedboy, Gentlemen and Players and Different Class . It is also the setting for a number of Harris' short stories. Malbry is a village in the north of England, comprising several districts, including: White City (a council estate); Red City (an older, more downtrodden estate, mostly of brick-built terraced houses); Malbry Village (a more affluent, middle-class area); and Millionnaires' Row, a wealthy part of Malbry Village. There are several schools; including Abbey Road Juniors, a primary school; Sunnybank Comprehensive, the local"
"strip's main character. It is a regional family brewery, with a similar presentation as the non-fictional Boddington's brand. Crudgington Crudgington is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is situated in the civil parish of Waters Upton, a village to the north, and is 7 miles north-west of Telford. Nearby is the confluence of the rivers Tern and Strine; the village lies at an elevation of . Crudgington is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is called Crugetone. Its lord was Robert Butler, under Earl Roger, who had 1½ hides"
"as a pupil. The operatic soprano, Sarah Fox, was born in the village and attended Giggleswick School. The ""Star Wars"" actor Anthony Daniels also attended the school. Henry Maudsley, the pioneering British psychiatrist, was born on a farm outside Giggleswick in 1835. The Victorian era actor Sir John Hare was born here in 1844. Professor Sir Nevill Francis Mott, who won the Nobel prize in physics in 1977, was born in Leeds, and brought up in Giggleswick. Giggleswick is notable amongst rock climbers for a limestone crag, retro-bolted with many sports routes during 2005 and 2006. The crag is opposite"
"(1881–1954), novelist and poet. Daughter of Mary Ann and James Goddard, dairy farmer, of Heatherlea, Maynestone Road. Novels included ""Dear Charity"" (1922), ""Silver Woods"" (1939), ""Come Wind Come Weather"" (1945), ""Three at Cherry-Go-Gay"" (1949). A review in ""The Spectator"" compared her work to that of Alison Uttley and Flora Thompson. Her ""Poems"" were published in 1929. Chinley Chinley is a rural village in the High Peak Borough of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 2,796 at the 2011 Census. Most of the civil parish (called Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside) is within the Peak District National Park. Historically, before the coming"
"Little Sodbury Little Sodbury is an English village in South Gloucestershire, located between Chipping Sodbury, to the West, Old Sodbury to the South, Badminton, and the A46 road to the East and Horton and Hawkesbury Upton, to the north. The ""manor of Sodbury"" comprises the nearby Chipping Sodbury and Old Sodbury: it is distinct from that of Little Sodbury. St Adeline's Church was built in 1859 by William James. The 15th century, Little Sodbury Manor was the home of Sir John Walsh who employed William Tyndale as chaplain and tutor to his grandchildren in 1522-3; by tradition he began his"
"to give their family name to their new home in the Cornwall hills, when they moved to Owlsbury from Guilford in the mid 17th century. Owlsbury was renamed Dudleytown, and thereafter the persistent legend of America's most haunted town was born. Roger Dudley Roger Dudley (born between 1535 and 1545 – 1586?/1588?) was an English soldier. Dudley was born in London, England, and may have been baptised in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire. Dudley's parentage has never been satisfactorily established. Genealogist and researcher Marshall Kirk in 1993 published the results of his exhaustive survey of the Sutton Dudley families, and came to"
"within the area. The area is within the Reading East parliamentary constituency and the South East England European constituency. A fictionalised Caversham Heights is the central theme of the book The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde. Rudolph Walker - EastEnders character Patrick Trueman. Tracy Shaw - Coronation Street character Maxine Peacock. In the first half of the 20th Century The Aga Khan owned a residence on Richmond Road. He also owned stables in nearby Oxfordshire. Alma Cogan the ""Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice"" lived on Geoffreyson Road whilst attending St Joseph's Convent School in Reading ."
"in actuality he was from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Thomas Paine Kydd, the hero of the Kydd series of naval adventure novels written by Julian Stockwin, starts off as a young wig-maker from Guildford who is pressed into service and thus begins a life at sea. ""Atonement"" is set in Surrey. The late Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman mentions Camberley in his poem ""A Subaltern's Lovesong"", while Carshalton forms the literary backdrop to many of the poems by James Farrar. In J.K. Rowling's ""Harry Potter"" series, the home of Harry's pernicious relatives, the Dursleys, is"
"and ""Spudmouth"" in ""The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood"" by Howard Pyle, are both based on the town. In G. A. Henty's book ""With Wolfe in Canada"" the hero James Walsham is from Sidmouth and parts of the book take place there at the beginning and end. The poet Elizabeth Barrett lived in the town from 1832 until 1835. Sidmouth has been the setting for television shows, most recently an ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's ""Marple"" in summer 2005. It was a favourite spot for Sir John Betjeman. He chose it as the subject of the first programme of the"
"Trumptonshire Trumptonshire is a fictional county created by Gordon Murray, in which the ""Trumptonshire Trilogy"" of ""Camberwick Green, Trumpton,"" and ""Chigley"" are located. Trumptonshire is populated by characters portrayed by 8-inch (20 cm) tall stop-motion puppets. Trumpton is a market town with an impressive town hall and clock tower; Camberwick Green and Chigley are two nearby villages. From the dialogue of Camberwick Green it is discovered that Wellchester is the main city of Trumptonshire county. In the Chigley episode ""The Balloon"" viewers are given sweeping aerial views across the Trumptonshire countryside and skyline; from this it is seen that Trumptonshire"
"Wale can be seen on St Margaret's Mount to the west of the village. The de Freville manor house survives. One of many hidden ways leads past the manor and the farm where the river slips through a wood and kingfishers streak over an ancient mill pool. The children's writer Philippa Pearce renamed the village ""Little Barley"", with Great Shelford becoming ""Great Barley"", the River Cam, which flows through the area, becoming the ""River Say"", and Cambridge being renamed ""Castleford"" and deprived of its university. These names are used in a number of her books, most famously ""Minnow on the"
"there until 1987. She was born Ursula von Pannwitz and was once styled Countess of Chichester from her first marriage to John Buxton Pelham, 8th Earl of Chichester, and she kept macaws which flew noisily and freely around the village, stripping bark from trees. Later Reddish House was owned by musicians Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp. The village was also home to author Sir Terry Pratchett (1948-2015), author James Holland (brother of Tom Holland) and noted musician, bell ringer and conductor Dennis Chalk BEM. Herbert Bundy, a local farmer, was the centre of a landmark case in English contract law"
"Cannans left the mill in 1916 and it was subsequently rented by the celebrated American actress of the day, Doris Keane. John Haden Badley born 1865, a progressive educationalist and author who founded Bedales School now located in Steep, Hampshire in 1893, lived in Cholesbury after retiring in 1935, having served as headmaster for 42 years. After the death of his wife, Amy he returned to live in the grounds of the school until his death in 1967. General Robert Money after a distinguished military career during the First and Second World War lived in the village from the 1950s"