CHALDON Herring keeps up Dorset’s reputation for unusual place names, but here the right answer is definitely that the fishy part of the name came from a local family: the Harangs, who were lords of the manor in the 12th century and gave their name to other places in Dorset, including Langton Herring and Herringston.
Also known as East Chaldon, Chaldon Herring has an unusually rich artistic …
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