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{{Other uses|Loders (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Loders, primary school - geograph.org.uk - 983851.jpg|thumb|Loders CE VC Primary School|260px]]
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The village school was opened in 1869 on land owned by the Nepean family of Loders Court. It was originally called Lady Nepean's School.
The village school was opened in 1869 on land owned by the Nepean family of Loders Court. It was originally called Lady Nepean's School.


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The parish of Loders comprises three settlements. In the east is [[Uploders]] which has a public house, ''The Crown'', and a [[chapel]]. To the west of Uploders and separated from it by a few fields is Yondover, where the village road crosses the [[River Asker]]. The village playing field and two farms are located here. West of Yondover and separated from it by the river and the disused railway line of the [[Bridport Railway]] branch line, is Lower Loders, generally known as just Loders. Lower Loders has a public house, ''The Loders Arms'', a [[Church (building)|church]], dedicated to [[St Mary Magdalen]],<ref>{{cite web |title=St Mary Magdalene |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9791/ |website=A church near you |accessdate=12 August 2020}}</ref> a [[village hall]], several farms, and a [[primary school]], which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019.
==Description==

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The parish of Loders comprises three settlements. In the east is [[Uploders]] which has a public house, "The Crown", and a [[chapel]]. To the west of Uploders and separated from it by a few fields is Yondover, where the village road crosses the [[River Asker]]. The village playing field and two farms are located here. West of Yondover and separated from it by the river and the disused railway line of the [[Maiden Newton]] to [[Bridport]] [[branch line]], is Lower Loders, generally known as just Loders. Lower Loders has a public house, "The Loders Arms", a [[Church (building)|church]], a [[village hall]], several farms, and a [[primary school]]. In his book ''Portrait of Dorset'', [[Ralph Wightman]] gave an agricultural assessment of Loders as having "more than its share of soil variations but most of them are good soils. The result is a village of fertile fields but with an amazing difference in levels."<ref>{{cite book|title=Portrait of Dorset|author=[[Ralph Wightman]]|page=156|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|edition=4|year=1983|isbn=0 7090 0844 9}}</ref>
In his book ''Portrait of Dorset'', [[Ralph Wightman]] gave an agricultural assessment of Loders as having "more than its share of soil variations but most of them are good soils. The result is a village of fertile fields but with an amazing difference in levels."<ref>{{cite book|title=Portrait of Dorset|author=Ralph Wightman|author-link=Ralph Wightman|page=156|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|edition=4|year=1983|isbn=0 7090 0844 9}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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During the reign of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]], [[Baldwin de Redvers]] founded a [[seat]] of a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] priory at Loders. The monks were reputedly the first to introduce [[cider]]-making into Dorset.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dorset Coast|author=Reginald J. W. Hammond|publisher=Ward Lock Ltd|page=40|edition=4|year=1979|isbn=0-7063-5494-X}}</ref>
During the reign of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]], [[Baldwin de Redvers]] founded a [[seat]] of a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] priory at Loders. The monks were reputedly the first to introduce [[cider]]-making into Dorset.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dorset Coast|author=Reginald J. W. Hammond|publisher=Ward Lock Ltd|page=40|edition=4|year=1979|isbn=0-7063-5494-X}}</ref>

A railway line used to pass through the village, although this has been in disuse for many years, since the closing of the [[Bridport]] to [[Maiden Newton]] branch line in 1975. However some features are still visible; most prominently, there are two bridges, one of which must be passed under to get from one end of the village to the other.


==Governance==
==Governance==
Loders is in the [[Dorset (district)|Dorset unitary authority]] area. It is part of the [[Eggardon (ward)|Eggardon electoral ward]], which elects one member to [[Dorset Council (UK)|Dorset Council]].<ref>https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/eggardon</ref> Historically, Loders was in the [[Bridport Rural District]] from 1894 to 1974, and [[West Dorset]] district from 1974 to 2019.
Loders lies within an [[electoral ward]] of the same name, which also includes the surrounding area from the edge of [[Bridport]] via [[Powerstock]] to North Poorton. The population of this ward was 1,697 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/loders-e05003757#sthash.JNG76LBS.dpbs |title=Loders |publisher=ukcensusdata.com |accessdate=26 February 2015}}</ref> The ward is one of 32 that comprise the [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset parliamentary constituency]], which is currently represented in the UK national parliament by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Oliver Letwin]].

For elections to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]], Loders is part of the [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset constituency]].


==In culture==
==In culture==
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==Notes==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Dorset]]
[[Category:Villages in Dorset]]

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For other uses, see Loders (disambiguation).

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50°44′43″N 2°43′00″W / 50.7453°N 2.7168°W / 50.7453; -2.7168
Loders CE VC Primary School

Loders is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the town of Bridport. It is a linear village, sited in the valley of the small River Asker, between Waddon Hill and Boarsbarrow Hill. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 518.[1]

The village school was opened in 1869 on land owned by the Nepean family of Loders Court. It was originally called Lady Nepean's School.

The parish of Loders comprises three settlements. In the east is Uploders which has a public house, The Crown, and a chapel. To the west of Uploders and separated from it by a few fields is Yondover, where the village road crosses the River Asker. The village playing field and two farms are located here. West of Yondover and separated from it by the river and the disused railway line of the Bridport Railway branch line, is Lower Loders, generally known as just Loders. Lower Loders has a public house, The Loders Arms, a church, dedicated to St Mary Magdalen,[2] a village hall, several farms, and a primary school, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019.

In his book Portrait of Dorset, Ralph Wightman gave an agricultural assessment of Loders as having "more than its share of soil variations but most of them are good soils. The result is a village of fertile fields but with an amazing difference in levels."[3]

History

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In 1086 Loders is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lodres.[4]

During the reign of Henry I, Baldwin de Redvers founded a seat of a Benedictine priory at Loders. The monks were reputedly the first to introduce cider-making into Dorset.[5]

Governance

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Loders is in the Dorset unitary authority area. It is part of the Eggardon electoral ward, which elects one member to Dorset Council.[6] Historically, Loders was in the Bridport Rural District from 1894 to 1974, and West Dorset district from 1974 to 2019.

For elections to the UK Parliament, Loders is part of the West Dorset constituency.

In culture

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Johnny Coppin's Westcountry Christmas album includes a song called Song for Loders, which mentions many places around the area, including Eggerton, Askerswell and Muckleford, amongst others.

When frost lies thick on Egerton
And every pool begins to freeze
From Muckleford to Nettle Coombe
And hills are hung with sparkling trees
Then to Loders we must go
Before the world is drowned in snow

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area: Loders (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ "St Mary Magdalene". A church near you. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 156. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
  4. ^ "Dorset H–R". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. 1999–2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. ^ Reginald J. W. Hammond (1979). Dorset Coast (4 ed.). Ward Lock Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 0-7063-5494-X.
  6. ^ https://gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/insights/AreaProfiles/Ward/eggardon
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