Toller Porcorum is a small village and civil parish tucked into the valley of the little River Toller (sometimes called the Hooke) in rural Dorset, England. Its evocative Latin name, literally "of the pigs", points to a long agricultural past and the medieval practice of pig‑rearing on the surrounding downland and pastures.
The village retains a notably rural character: a historic parish church with medieval fabric, a scatter of thatched and stone cottages, and a landscape of rolling chalk hills and hedged fields that attracts walkers and country visitors. Farming still shapes the local economy, while a small, close‑knit community maintains traditional village events and cares for several listed buildings that reflect Toller Porcorum's long history.
Postcode districts covering Toller Porcorum
Most populated places nearby
- Weymouth 13 miles21 km
- Yeovil 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Dorchester 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Bridport 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Chard 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Chard Town 15.5 miles25 km
- Street 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Portland 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Blandford Forum 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Honiton 24.8 miles39.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Wynford Eagle Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Toller Fratrum Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chilfrome Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Eggardon Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- West Compton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hooke Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Wraxall Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- North Poorton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Frome Vauchurch Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Maiden Newton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cattistock Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rampisham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Toller Porcorum
DT2 0EJ, DT2 0DS, DT2 0DJ, DT2 0EQ, DT2 0DD, DT2 0DQ, DT2 0DT, DT2 0DL, DT2 0DW … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 34.3 miles55.2 km
- Bournemouth Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Maiden Newton Railway Station 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Chetnole Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
Hotels near Toller Porcorum Ad
- Summer Lodge Country House Hotel 5 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Ollerod 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- George Albert Hotel & Spa 3 4.6 miles7.3 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Haddon House Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Eype's Mouth Country Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- The King's Arms 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Parrett Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Sleeping Bear Hotels Dorchester 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Poachers Inn 4 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 9 miles14.4 km
- Chesil Beach Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Charmouth Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Huish Park Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Forde Abbey Historic site 13 miles21 km
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Weymouth Harbour Harbour 14.3 miles23 km
- Portland Harbour Harbour 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Portland Marina Marina 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Man O'War Beach Beach 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 19.7 miles31.7 km