Toller Fratrum

Toller Fratrum
Parish church of St. Basil
Toller Fratrum  Toller Fratrum shown within Dorset
Population	10
OS grid reference	SY578972
District	West Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorchester
Postcode district	DT2
Dialling code	01300
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	West Dorset
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Toller Fratrum is a very small village and civil parish in West Dorset, England, near Maiden Newton, anciently in Tollerford Hundred.

The name is taken from the village's situation on the brook formerly known as the Toller, now called the Hooke. The addition Fratrum is the Latin for brothers and refers to the mediaeval ownership of the manor by the Knights Hospitaller, which distinguishes it from the other Tollers, namely Toller Porcorum and Toller Whelme. It is often referred to as Little Toller.

The village has a notable 16th century farm house, Little Toller Farm, built largely by John Samways, who acquired the estate in 1540 and later occupied by the Fulford family. The church of Saint Basil was rebuilt in the 19th century but possesses not only an unusual Norman font, carved with archaic figures, but also a relief of Saint Mary Magdalene of the same period.

Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the population of the parish is 10.

External links

• Dorset Historic Churches Trust - Picture
• Village page