Cattistock
Clive Hannay visits a village with a remarkable parish church
Published in June ’22
‘ELBOW-STREETED Cattistock’ is how poet William Barnes described this village because of the two kinks in the road through it, which give it an unusual character. In every other respect, Cattistock and its history could be taken as typical of a Dorset village. First mentioned as ‘Cattestoke’ in a document of AD933, it has never been wealthy, being primarily dependent on agriculture until comparatively recently. It was typical, too, in being largely self-sufficient until the coming of the motor car: in the early 20th century it …
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