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'''Lytchett Matravers''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|tʃ|ᵻ|t|_|m|ə|ˈ|t|r|æ|v|ər|z}} is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Dorset]], England. The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126215&c=Lytchett+Matravers&d=16&e=62&g=6418144&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442489667612&enc=1 |title=Area: Lytchett Matravers (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref>
'''Lytchett Matravers''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|tʃ|ᵻ|t|_|m|ə|ˈ|t|r|æ|v|ər|z}} is a large village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Dorset]], England. The [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126215&c=Lytchett+Matravers&d=16&e=62&g=6418144&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442489667612&enc=1 |title=Area: Lytchett Matravers (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==Etymology==
The name of Lytchett Matravers is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Lichet''. This name comes from the [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] words that survive in modern Welsh as {{lang|cy|llwyd}} ("grey") and {{lang|cy|coed}} ("wood"). The name is first attested with addition of ''Matravers'' in 1280, in forms such as ''Lichet Mautravers''. This was used to distinguish the settlement from [[Lytchett Minster]] and arose because, following the [[Norman Conquest of England|Norman Conquest]], [[William the Conqueror|William I]] granted the [[Manorialism|manor]] to Hugh Maltravers, attested as the owner of the estate in the Domesday book. (Prior to the Conquest, a Danish lord called Tholf held the manor.)<ref>{{OpenDomesday |OS=SY9495 |name=Lytchett Matravers |display=Lytchett Matravers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780521168557 |editor-last=Watts |editor-first=Victor |location=Cambridge}}, s.v. ''Lytchett Matravers''.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Coates |first=Richard |title=Celtic Voices, English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in Britain |last2=Breeze |first2=Andrew |publisher=Tyas |year=2000 |isbn=1900289415 |location=Stamford}}.</ref>{{rp|294}}
The name comes from the [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] ''litchet'' meaning "grey wood" and the [[Norman language|Norman]] surname "Maltravers." Until the [[Norman Conquest of England]] in 1066 a Danish lord called Tholf held the [[Manorialism|manor]] of Lytchett.
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An alternative derivation of the name Lytchett is from the word [[lynchet]] or linchet, which is an earth terrace found on the side of a hill. Lynchets are a feature of ancient field systems of the British Isles. Such terraces were visible in Garden Wood above the Church and Manor in the 1970's. avoid the local crystal girls


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An alternative derivation of the name ''Lytchett'' is from the word [[lynchet]] or linchet, which is an earth terrace found on the side of a hill. Lynchets are a feature of ancient field systems of the British Isles. Such terraces were visible in Garden Wood above the Church and Manor in the 1970's.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
After the conquest [[William the Conqueror|William I]] granted the manor to Hugh Maltravers, who was still the [[Feudalism|feudal]] overlord when the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 recorded Lytchett Matravers as part of [[Cogdean Hundred]] in 1086.<ref>{{OpenDomesday |OS=SY9495 |name=Lytchett Matravers |display=Lytchett Matravers}}</ref>


==History==
The Maltravers family held the village for about 300 years, until the [[Black Death]] reduced the population in the second half of the 14th century. The surviving villagers deserted the original village, sited around the church and manor house, and resettled further up the hill.
Following the Norman Conquest, the Maltravers family held the village for about 300 years, until the [[Black Death]] reduced the population in the second half of the 14th century. The surviving villagers deserted the original village, sited around the church and manor house, and resettled further up the hill.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}


The remaining female heir to the title 'in abeyance', [[Eleanor Maltravers]], inherited the title on the death of her sister, Joan, in or after 1376. She married [[John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel]] on 17 February 1359.
The remaining female heir to the title "in abeyance", [[Eleanor Maltravers]], inherited the title on the death of her sister, Joan, in or after 1376. She married [[John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel]] on 17 February 1359.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}


The estate was later bought from the Arundels by the Trenchard family, who demolished the former manor house and built a new one that incorporated, amongst other facilities, a ballroom and a tower. When the Trenchard family foundered in 1829, the manor passed to the Dillon family who added the name Trenchard to their own. However, the newly titled Dillon-Trenchards chose not to occupy the newer manor house. The Dillon-Trenchards left Lytchett Matravers in the latter part of the 20th century.
The estate was later bought from the Arundels by the Trenchard family, who demolished the former manor house and built a new one that incorporated, amongst other facilities, a ballroom and a tower. When the Trenchard family foundered in 1829, the manor passed to the Dillon family who added the name Trenchard to their own. However, the newly titled Dillon-Trenchards chose not to occupy the newer manor house. The Dillon-Trenchards left Lytchett Matravers in the latter part of the 20th century.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In 2005 the Lordship of Lytchett Matravers passed to Hon.Richard George Horlock being one of the few remaining descendants of the de Carterets of [[Arundel]], and a direct descendant of [[Renaud de Courtenay]], Baron Okehampton (c. 1125 – c. 1190).


[[File:Lytchett Matravers, Prospect House - geograph.org.uk - 517498.jpg|thumb|Prospect House, an early 19th-century cottage on Wareham Road]]
[[File:Lytchett Matravers, Prospect House - geograph.org.uk - 517498.jpg|thumb|Prospect House, an early 19th-century cottage on Wareham Road]]
Lytchett Matravers has developed over the 20th century from a settlement of mostly scattered cottages with large [[curtilage]]s to a village with a moderately high housing density. In the 1920s and 1930s there was some [[ribbon development]] on the main access road. This continued into the 1950s with the addition of small scale infill housing behind. Since the 1970s development has mainly been through [[housing estate]]s. In the 1960s and early 1970s many of the original [[Cob (material)|cob]] and [[thatch]] cottages were either demolished or greatly altered, but there are still 13 thatched cottages in the village, some of which retain their original curtilage. Recently some modern developments have included a smattering of thatched houses in an acknowledgement of the local [[vernacular architecture]].
Lytchett Matravers has developed over the 20th century from a settlement of mostly scattered cottages with large [[curtilage]]s to a village with a moderately high housing density. In the 1920s and 1930s there was some [[ribbon development]] on the main access road. This continued into the 1950s with the addition of small scale infill housing behind.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} Since the 1970s development has mainly been through [[housing estate]]s. In the 1960s and early 1970s many of the original [[Cob (material)|cob]] and [[thatch]] cottages were either demolished or greatly altered, but there are still 13 thatched cottages in the village, some of which retain their original curtilage.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} Recently some modern developments have included a smattering of thatched houses in an acknowledgement of the local [[vernacular architecture]].


==Governance==
==Governance==
There is a Lytchett Maltravers [[electoral ward]]. It is larger than the parish, extending westward towards Bulbury. The 2011 Census recorded the ward's population as 3,747.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13691697&c=Lytchett+Matravers&d=14&e=62&g=6418144&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442493332052&enc=1 |title=Area: Lytchett Matravers (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> Council Tax rates in Lytchett Matravers are amongst the highest in the UK.
There is a [[Lytchett Matravers and Upton (ward)|Lytchett Matravers and Upton]] [[electoral ward]] for [[Dorset Council (UK)|Dorset Council]]. It is larger than the parish, extending westward towards Bulbury. The 2011 Census recorded the ward's population as 3,747.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13691697&c=Lytchett+Matravers&d=14&e=62&g=6418144&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442493332052&enc=1 |title=Area: Lytchett Matravers (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |work=[[Neighbourhood Statistics]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The village is on higher ground in a landscape of small valleys, open fields and woods about {{convert|5|mi|0}} northwest of [[Poole]] and a similar distance north of [[Wareham, Dorset|Wareham]]. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck hills. The village is in the [[Green Belt]] of the [[South East Dorset conurbation]]. To the northeast are the plantations of Henbury and [[Stoney Down]] and to the south the woods of [[Lytchett Heath]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood |year=2005 |scale=1:50,000 |series=Landranger |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |edition=D2 |location=Southampton |isbn=978-0-319-22868-5 |id=195}}</ref>
The village is on higher ground in a landscape of small valleys, open fields and woods about {{convert|5|mi|0}} northwest of [[Poole]] and a similar distance north of [[Wareham, Dorset|Wareham]]. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck hills. The village is in the [[Green Belt]] of the [[South East Dorset conurbation]]. To the northeast are the plantations of Henbury and [[Stoney Down]] and to the south the woods of [[Lytchett Heath]].<ref>{{cite map |title=Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood |year=2005 |scale=1:50,000 |series=Landranger |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |edition=D2 |location=Southampton |isbn=978-0-319-22868-5 |id=195}}</ref>


The village is on what until 150 years ago was the main road between Poole and [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]]. There is some through traffic through the village between the main [[A350 road|A350]] and [[A35 road|A35]].
The village is on what until 150 years ago was the main road between Poole and [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]]. There is some through traffic through the village between the main [[A350 road|A350]] and [[A35 road|A35]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}


==Religion==
==Religion==
[[File:Lytchett Matravers, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 517505.jpg|thumb|St Mary the Virgin parish church]]
[[File:Lytchett Matravers, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 517505.jpg|thumb|St Mary the Virgin parish church]]


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The [[St Mary the Virgin, Lytchett Matravers|parish church of St Mary the Virgin]] is {{convert|1/4|mi|m}} northwest of the modern village, on the former site of the village deserted in the 14th century. The church's west tower is 13th-century, the [[chancel]] is 14th-century and the rest of the church was rebuilt in about 1500. It is a [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1171322 |desc=Parish church of St Mary the Virgin |grade=I |accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref> The west tower has six bells, the oldest of which was [[Bellfounding|cast]] in about 1400.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Lytchett+Matravers&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=LYTCHETTMA |title=Lytchett Matravers S Mary V |last=Baldwin |first=John |date=19 July 2006 |work=[[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]] |publisher=[[Central Council for Church Bell Ringers]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
===Church of England===
{{main|St Mary the Virgin, Lytchett Matravers}}
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The [[Church of England parish church]] of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|St Mary the Virgin]] is {{convert|1/4|mi|m}} northwest of the modern village, on the former site of the village deserted in the 14th century. The church's west tower is 13th-century, the [[chancel]] is 14th-century and the rest of the church was rebuilt in about 1500. It is a [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1171322 |desc=Parish church of St Mary the Virgin |grade=I |accessdate=17 September 2015}}</ref> The west tower has six bells, the oldest of which was [[Bellfounding|cast]] in about 1400.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Lytchett+Matravers&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=LYTCHETTMA |title=Lytchett Matravers S Mary V |last=Baldwin |first=John |date=19 July 2006 |work=[[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]] |publisher=[[Central Council for Church Bell Ringers]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


===Methodist===
Near the middle of the village is a [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodist church]], which is a member of Poole Bay Methodist [[Governance of the British Methodist Church#Methodist structures|Circuit]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.poolebaymethodists.org.uk/our-circuit/our-churches/ |title=Our Churches |publisher=Poole Bay Methodist Circuit |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
Near the middle of the village is a [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodist church]], which is a member of Poole Bay Methodist [[Governance of the British Methodist Church#Methodist structures|Circuit]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.poolebaymethodists.org.uk/our-circuit/our-churches/ |title=Our Churches |publisher=Poole Bay Methodist Circuit |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


==Amenities==
==Amenities==
[[File:Lytchett Matravers Primary School, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 81913.jpg|thumb|Lytchett Matravers Primary School, built in 1992]]
[[File:Lytchett Matravers Primary School, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 81913.jpg|thumb|Lytchett Matravers Primary School, built in 1992]]
Lytchett Matravers has two [[pub]]s: the Chequers Inn<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Chequers Inn - Visit Dorset |url=https://www.visit-dorset.com/listing/the-chequers-inn/288376301/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.visit-dorset.com |language=en-us}}</ref> and the Rose and Crown.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-22 |title=Rose & Crown, Lytchett, Poole, Dorset |url=https://www.roseandcrownlytchett.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Lytchett Matravers has two [[pub]]s: the Chequers Inn and the Rose and Crown which have both recently sold off land for housing.


The village Primary School is situated in a large modern building on the Wareham Road, having moved from its former home near the central crossroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.lmpsdorset.org/page/?title=About+Us&pid=6 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Lytchett Matravers |language=en}}</ref> The village school dates from around 1837 when about 30 children attended a National Society School built near to the higher crossroads. In 1875 education for all children became compulsory and the Board School was built on land on the opposite corner of the crossroads. Children were taught there for 115 years before the present school for over 400 pupils was built and opened in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-30 |title=About Lytchett Matravers |url=https://lytchettmatraverspc.org/about-lytchett-matravers/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Lytchett Matravers Parish Council |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The village has a primary school.<ref>[http://www.lmpsdorset.org/ Lytchett Matravers Primary School]</ref> It was enlarged and relocated in 1990 and draws pupils from outside its catchment area. Secondary education is provided by Lytchett Minster Secondary School which is about {{convert|2|mi|0}} from the village.
Secondary education is provided by Lytchett Minster Secondary School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lytchett Minster School |url=https://www.lytchett.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.lytchett.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>


The village hall was built in 1972, to replace the ailing Victory Hall. It has views over Poole Harbour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://villagehall.lytchettmatravers.org.uk/about |title=About Lytchett Matravers Village Hall |publisher=Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Committee |work=villagehall.lytchettmatravers.org.uk |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> A small parish council office is attached.
The Village Hall was built in 1972, to replace the ailing Victory Hall and has magnificent views over Poole Harbour. The hall is a central meeting place for all kinds of village activities including many sports and keep-fit classes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://lytchettmatraversvhall.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=lytchettmatraversvhall.co.uk |language=en-us}}</ref>


The Lytchett Martavers Parish Council also maintain a small office there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lytchett Matravers Parish Council |url=https://lytchettmatraverspc.org/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Lytchett Matravers Parish Council |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The youth centre is just off the west end of the High Street and is derelict. The village has a children's play area, recreation ground, basketball court, a skateboarding area and a [[Scouting in Dorset|scout hut]] for the 1st Lytchett Matravers Scouts.


The Lytchett Matravers Youth Hall and Cadet Hall are situated between 72e & 74 High Street. The Youth Hall originated in the 1950s and has undergone extensive regeneration with the benefit of a grant from the Dorst Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund/Rural England Prosperity Fund in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Youth Hall |url=https://lytchettmatraverspc.org/youth-hall/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Lytchett Matravers Parish Council |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Youth Club now runs every Tuesday evening with many other youth and community activities throughout the week, including a Warm Welcome cafe on a Wednesday. The Cadets also run sessions every Monday and Thursday <ref>https://armycadets.com/find-a-detachment/?action=detachments%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-postcode&postcode=bh16+6bb</ref>
The Lion Hall and more recently the British Legion have been demolished to make way for new housing estates. The number of shops in the village has declined as the population has increased.

The Sports Pavilion and Scout Hut sit centrally off the High Street between the lower and upper car parks and overlook the large, tree lined recreation ground. The Rec features a central football area, plus the Rocket Park children's play area and a Skate Park and dog-exercise area. The Sports Pavilion is home to the Lytchett Matravers Football Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome To Lytchett Matravers Football Club |url=https://www.lytchettmatraversfc.com/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.lytchettmatraversfc.com |language=en}}</ref> who run soccer clubs for minis and youth in the village. The Scout Hut is home to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and is available to hire for community activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scouts |url=https://www.scouts.org.uk/groups/10014363?loc=Cf5&page=208&slug=1st-Lytchett-Matravers |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.scouts.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The Lion Hall and old British Legion buildings were demolished to make way for new housing estates <ref>https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/s18984/May%2020%206.pdf</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
A small number of businesses run in or from the village. Most of those of working age however, commute elsewhere in Dorset for their work, chiefly to [[Poole]] and [[Bournemouth]].
A small number of businesses run in or from the village. Most of those of working age however, commute elsewhere in Dorset for their work, chiefly to [[Poole]] and [[Bournemouth]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}


==Sport and recreation==
==Sport and recreation==
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Lytchett Matravers Detachment ([[The Rifles]]), Dorset [[Army Cadet Force]], is located opposite the Chequers Inn. The current centre was opened in September 1995, and is to this day home to a successful ACF unit.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About Us {{!}} Dorset ACF {{!}} Army Cadet Force|url = https://armycadets.com/county/dorset-acf/about-our-county/|website = armycadets.com|access-date = 24 November 2015}}</ref>
Lytchett Matravers Detachment ([[The Rifles]]), Dorset [[Army Cadet Force]], is located opposite the Chequers Inn. The current centre was opened in September 1995, and is to this day home to a successful ACF unit.<ref>{{Cite web|title = About Us {{!}} Dorset ACF {{!}} Army Cadet Force|url = https://armycadets.com/county/dorset-acf/about-our-county/|website = armycadets.com|access-date = 24 November 2015}}</ref>


The monthly ''Parish Magazine'' includes articles on the activities of 12 clubs and societies in the village.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
The monthly ''Parish Magazine'', received by about 700 households, usually includes articles on the activities of 12 clubs and societies in the village. There are at least as many others that are not covered. In October 2001, a typical month, there was a booking listed for the village hall every day of the month and several clubs and societies meet either in their own premises or at a venue elsewhere in the village. For many years, the village has held a traditional carnival in June. The village is twinned with the French village of [[Les Pieux]], {{convert|1+1/4|mi|0}} from [[Cherbourg]], linked by a regular car ferry with Poole.

==Plans==
A group of villagers prepared a village appraisal called the Lytchett Matravers Parish Plan which explains the consultation process undertaken, details the concerns expressed by villagers and proposes an action plan to address the concerns of the villagers.


For many years, the village has held a traditional carnival in June.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
The Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West includes provision for 2,750 new homes to be built on green land between Lytchett Matravers and [[Lytchett Minster]]. Villagers of Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster and [[Upton, Dorset|Upton]], the local planning authority, and the local Member of Parliament all objected to the proposal.


==Twinning==
Chronic failure of the local planning authority to properly enforce planning law (on grounds of legal cost) coupled with the availability of cheap pockets of greenbelt and farmland surrounding the village has resulted in the perimeter of the village becoming a target for off grid development and un-lawful use of land for residential purposes. The number of addresses that now include the word 'Farm' in the title has burgeoned over the last 30 years as never before seen in the history of the village. This however has more to do with urbanisation & aspirational agricultural planning law mitigation than it has to do with a real increase in the farming community.
The village is twinned with the French village of [[Les Pieux]], {{convert|1+1/4|mi|0}} from [[Cherbourg]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}


==References==
==References==
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Lytchett Matravers /ˈlɪtʃɪt məˈtrævərz/ is a large village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The 2011 census recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424.[1]

Etymology

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The name of Lytchett Matravers is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Lichet. This name comes from the Brittonic words that survive in modern Welsh as llwyd ("grey") and coed ("wood"). The name is first attested with addition of Matravers in 1280, in forms such as Lichet Mautravers. This was used to distinguish the settlement from Lytchett Minster and arose because, following the Norman Conquest, William I granted the manor to Hugh Maltravers, attested as the owner of the estate in the Domesday book. (Prior to the Conquest, a Danish lord called Tholf held the manor.)[2][3][4]: 294 

An alternative derivation of the name Lytchett is from the word lynchet or linchet, which is an earth terrace found on the side of a hill. Lynchets are a feature of ancient field systems of the British Isles. Such terraces were visible in Garden Wood above the Church and Manor in the 1970's.[citation needed]

History

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Following the Norman Conquest, the Maltravers family held the village for about 300 years, until the Black Death reduced the population in the second half of the 14th century. The surviving villagers deserted the original village, sited around the church and manor house, and resettled further up the hill.[citation needed]

The remaining female heir to the title "in abeyance", Eleanor Maltravers, inherited the title on the death of her sister, Joan, in or after 1376. She married John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel on 17 February 1359.[citation needed]

The estate was later bought from the Arundels by the Trenchard family, who demolished the former manor house and built a new one that incorporated, amongst other facilities, a ballroom and a tower. When the Trenchard family foundered in 1829, the manor passed to the Dillon family who added the name Trenchard to their own. However, the newly titled Dillon-Trenchards chose not to occupy the newer manor house. The Dillon-Trenchards left Lytchett Matravers in the latter part of the 20th century.[citation needed]

Prospect House, an early 19th-century cottage on Wareham Road

Lytchett Matravers has developed over the 20th century from a settlement of mostly scattered cottages with large curtilages to a village with a moderately high housing density. In the 1920s and 1930s there was some ribbon development on the main access road. This continued into the 1950s with the addition of small scale infill housing behind.[citation needed] Since the 1970s development has mainly been through housing estates. In the 1960s and early 1970s many of the original cob and thatch cottages were either demolished or greatly altered, but there are still 13 thatched cottages in the village, some of which retain their original curtilage.[citation needed] Recently some modern developments have included a smattering of thatched houses in an acknowledgement of the local vernacular architecture.

Governance

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There is a Lytchett Matravers and Upton electoral ward for Dorset Council. It is larger than the parish, extending westward towards Bulbury. The 2011 Census recorded the ward's population as 3,747.[5]

Geography

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The village is on higher ground in a landscape of small valleys, open fields and woods about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Poole and a similar distance north of Wareham. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck hills. The village is in the Green Belt of the South East Dorset conurbation. To the northeast are the plantations of Henbury and Stoney Down and to the south the woods of Lytchett Heath.[6]

The village is on what until 150 years ago was the main road between Poole and Dorchester. There is some through traffic through the village between the main A350 and A35.[citation needed]

Religion

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St Mary the Virgin parish church

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin is 1⁄4 mile (400 m) northwest of the modern village, on the former site of the village deserted in the 14th century. The church's west tower is 13th-century, the chancel is 14th-century and the rest of the church was rebuilt in about 1500. It is a Grade I listed building.[7] The west tower has six bells, the oldest of which was cast in about 1400.[8]

Near the middle of the village is a Methodist church, which is a member of Poole Bay Methodist Circuit.[9]

Amenities

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Lytchett Matravers Primary School, built in 1992

Lytchett Matravers has two pubs: the Chequers Inn[10] and the Rose and Crown.[11]

The village Primary School is situated in a large modern building on the Wareham Road, having moved from its former home near the central crossroad.[12] The village school dates from around 1837 when about 30 children attended a National Society School built near to the higher crossroads. In 1875 education for all children became compulsory and the Board School was built on land on the opposite corner of the crossroads. Children were taught there for 115 years before the present school for over 400 pupils was built and opened in 1992.[13] Secondary education is provided by Lytchett Minster Secondary School.[14]

The Village Hall was built in 1972, to replace the ailing Victory Hall and has magnificent views over Poole Harbour. The hall is a central meeting place for all kinds of village activities including many sports and keep-fit classes.[15]

The Lytchett Martavers Parish Council also maintain a small office there.[16]

The Lytchett Matravers Youth Hall and Cadet Hall are situated between 72e & 74 High Street. The Youth Hall originated in the 1950s and has undergone extensive regeneration with the benefit of a grant from the Dorst Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund/Rural England Prosperity Fund in 2024.[17] The Youth Club now runs every Tuesday evening with many other youth and community activities throughout the week, including a Warm Welcome cafe on a Wednesday. The Cadets also run sessions every Monday and Thursday [18]

The Sports Pavilion and Scout Hut sit centrally off the High Street between the lower and upper car parks and overlook the large, tree lined recreation ground. The Rec features a central football area, plus the Rocket Park children's play area and a Skate Park and dog-exercise area. The Sports Pavilion is home to the Lytchett Matravers Football Club[19] who run soccer clubs for minis and youth in the village. The Scout Hut is home to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and is available to hire for community activities.[20]

The Lion Hall and old British Legion buildings were demolished to make way for new housing estates [21]

Economy

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A small number of businesses run in or from the village. Most of those of working age however, commute elsewhere in Dorset for their work, chiefly to Poole and Bournemouth.[citation needed]

Sport and recreation

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There is a cricket club in the village. For children there are Beavers, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, an Army Cadet Force Detachment and a Youth Parish Council.

Lytchett Matravers Detachment (The Rifles), Dorset Army Cadet Force, is located opposite the Chequers Inn. The current centre was opened in September 1995, and is to this day home to a successful ACF unit.[22]

The monthly Parish Magazine includes articles on the activities of 12 clubs and societies in the village.[citation needed]

For many years, the village has held a traditional carnival in June.[citation needed]

Twinning

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The village is twinned with the French village of Les Pieux, 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) from Cherbourg.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Area: Lytchett Matravers (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ Lytchett Matravers in the Domesday Book
  3. ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521168557., s.v. Lytchett Matravers.
  4. ^ Coates, Richard; Breeze, Andrew (2000). Celtic Voices, English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in Britain. Stamford: Tyas. ISBN 1900289415..
  5. ^ "Area: Lytchett Matravers (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood (Map) (D2 ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2005. ISBN 978-0-319-22868-5. 195.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Parish church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I) (1171322)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ^ Baldwin, John (19 July 2006). "Lytchett Matravers S Mary V". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Our Churches". Poole Bay Methodist Circuit. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ^ "The Chequers Inn - Visit Dorset". www.visit-dorset.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Rose & Crown, Lytchett, Poole, Dorset". 22 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ^ "About Us". Lytchett Matravers. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ^ "About Lytchett Matravers". Lytchett Matravers Parish Council. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Lytchett Minster School". www.lytchett.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Home". lytchettmatraversvhall.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Lytchett Matravers Parish Council". Lytchett Matravers Parish Council. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Youth Hall". Lytchett Matravers Parish Council. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  18. ^ https://armycadets.com/find-a-detachment/?action=detachments%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-postcode&postcode=bh16+6bb
  19. ^ "Welcome To Lytchett Matravers Football Club". www.lytchettmatraversfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Scouts". www.scouts.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  21. ^ https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/s18984/May%2020%206.pdf
  22. ^ "About Us | Dorset ACF | Army Cadet Force". armycadets.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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