The place-name 'Wool' is first attested in Anglo-Saxon Writs from 1002 to 1012, where it appears as Wyllon. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Wille and Welle, and as Welles in 1212 in the Book of Fees. The name means 'springs' in the sense of the related word wells.[2]
According to local knowledge, only one building was destroyed during the war – on 3 May 1941. The building was a small bungalow by the name of "Two Birches", located on Bailey's Drove. The house was later rebuilt.
A small single-lane hump-backed stone bridge, a Grade II* listed structure about 200m north from the railway station, is no longer used for vehicular traffic. The place name Wullebrigg, recorded in 1244, indicates a crossing here in the thirteenth century and there is an extant record from 1343 of a bridge crossing the River Frome at this point. It has a stone half-way along it stating that those who deface or damage the bridge will be transported (sent to Australia or another penal colony) for the rest of their lives. In January 2018 one of the bridge's stone parapets collapsed, undermined by floodwater, but the arches remained undamaged.[3][4]
The village received significant media coverage in January 2012, after a fuel tanker crashed into the front of a bungalow, starting a fire. No-one was injured in the incident, but the tanker driver was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.[5] It received further media coverage in November 2018, when animal rights group PETA requested that the village be renamed Vegan Wool, claiming that the village's name "promotes hideous animal cruelty", despite its true origins. The county council agreed to debate the issue.[6] In December 2018, the council appeared to mock PETA on Twitter after repairs were carried out on Wool Bridge following erosion, tweeting, "Look away veggie lovers, #Wool bridge is now looking meaty".[7][8]
Notes
^"Area: Wool (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.532.
^"Wool Bridge, East Stoke". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^"'Thomas Hardy novel' bridge collapses". BBC News. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^"Fuel tanker crashes into bungalow". BBC News. 20 January 2012.
^Ward, Victoria (22 November 2018). "Animal rights activists demand Wool village change its name". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^"Look away veggie lovers, #Wool bridge is now looking meaty 🐑 . The new surface was laid yesterday in some pretty grim weather 🌧️ . Special shout out to Geoff & Marcus for sticking it out and even getting the bollards in! 🙌 http://d4u.org.uk/Q8LF0". Twitter. Retrieved 3 January 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^Cutler, Alex. "Wool bridge repairs completed with 'vegan' joke". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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Wool is a large village civil parish and electoral ward in south Dorset England In the 2011 census the parish which includes Bovington Camp army base to the north had 2 015 households and a population of 5 310 1 The village lies at a historic bridging point on the River Frome halfway between Dorchester and Wareham Woolbridge Manor House a 17th century building is a prominent feature just outside the village and the location of Tess s honeymoon in Thomas Hardy s Tess of the D Urbervilles Other prominent features of the village include the medieval church of Holy Rood the railway station on the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth and the thatched cottages along Spring Street WoolHigh Street WoolWoolLocation within DorsetPopulation5 310 2011 OS grid referenceSY839865 London109 miles 175 km NEUnitary authorityDorsetCeremonial countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWAREHAMPostcode districtBH20Dialling code01929PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentSouth DorsetList of places UK England Dorset 50 40 44 N 2 13 08 W 50 6789 N 2 2189 W 50 6789 2 2189 Coordinates 50 40 44 N 2 13 08 W 50 6789 N 2 2189 W 50 6789 2 2189Woolbridge Manor The place name Wool is first attested in Anglo Saxon Writs from 1002 to 1012 where it appears as Wyllon In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Wille and Welle and as Welles in 1212 in the Book of Fees The name means springs in the sense of the related word wells 2 Near Wool to the east of the village are the ruins of Bindon Abbey which was demolished in the Dissolution of the Monasteries of 1539 the stone being used to build castles in Portland Lulworth and Sandsfoot According to local knowledge only one building was destroyed during the war on 3 May 1941 The building was a small bungalow by the name of Two Birches located on Bailey s Drove The house was later rebuilt A small single lane hump backed stone bridge a Grade II listed structure about 200m north from the railway station is no longer used for vehicular traffic The place name Wullebrigg recorded in 1244 indicates a crossing here in the thirteenth century and there is an extant record from 1343 of a bridge crossing the River Frome at this point It has a stone half way along it stating that those who deface or damage the bridge will be transported sent to Australia or another penal colony for the rest of their lives In January 2018 one of the bridge s stone parapets collapsed undermined by floodwater but the arches remained undamaged 3 4 Local places of interest include The Tank Museum and Monkey World It also boasts surrounding hamlets including East Burton and Giddy Green The village received significant media coverage in January 2012 after a fuel tanker crashed into the front of a bungalow starting a fire No one was injured in the incident but the tanker driver was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder 5 It received further media coverage in November 2018 when animal rights group PETA requested that the village be renamed Vegan Wool claiming that the village s name promotes hideous animal cruelty despite its true origins The county council agreed to debate the issue 6 In December 2018 the council appeared to mock PETA on Twitter after repairs were carried out on Wool Bridge following erosion tweeting Look away veggie lovers Wool bridge is now looking meaty 7 8 Notes Edit Area Wool Parish Key Figures for 2011 Census Key Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 16 February 2015 Eilert Ekwall The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place names p 532 Wool Bridge East Stoke historicengland org uk Retrieved 17 January 2018 Thomas Hardy novel bridge collapses BBC News 17 January 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2018 Fuel tanker crashes into bungalow BBC News 20 January 2012 Ward Victoria 22 November 2018 Animal rights activists demand Wool village change its name The Telegraph Retrieved 23 November 2018 Look away veggie lovers Wool bridge is now looking meaty The new surface was laid yesterday in some pretty grim weather Special shout out to Geoff amp Marcus for sticking it out and even getting the bollards in http d4u org uk Q8LF0 Twitter Retrieved 3 January 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code title code help Cutler Alex Wool bridge repairs completed with vegan joke Dorset Echo Retrieved 3 January 2019 References EditPitt Rivers Michael 1968 Dorset London Faber amp Faber ISBN 0 571 06714 XExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wool Dorset Holy Rood Church Website Wool Dorset at Curlie Four decades in the life of a Wool village tree Wool Carnival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wool Dorset amp oldid 1139395818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
