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Welcome to Wyre Piddle Parish Council
Wyre Piddle is a village and civil parish (population c600) in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire which sits prettily on the bank of the River Avon, near to Pershore in South Worcestershire. The Village has many active Community Groups and a forward looking Parish Council served by some enthusiastic and hard working Councillors.
The village has the distinction of being mentioned in Parliament thanks to a long struggle by the local inhabitants to obtain a bypass. The Wyre Piddle Bypass was eventually completed in December 2002. The construction of the bypass inspired local archaeologists to survey the area which resulted in the discovery of the remains of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery, a Bronze Age farm enclosure and a Romano-British farmstead dating from the 1st to the 4th century AD. The village was also the site of the discovery of the Wyre Piddle Hoard in 1967, a cache of silver coins deposited in a jug sometime around the year 1470, some from as early as 1280 and none later than 1467.
As regards the village’s name, the Wyre portion comes from the Wyre Forest whose name is derived from the Celtic ‘gweyr’ for ‘winding’ whilst the Piddle Brook, which runs through the village is a tributary of the River Avon. Piddle in this regard has nothing to do with the nineteenth century slang term, but rather comes from the Old English ‘pidele’ meaning marsh or fen.
NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION 2023
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkStatement of Persons Nominated – WYCHAVON DISTRICT COUNCIL NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION
NOTICE OF ELECTION – ELECTION OF PARISH COUNCILLORS 2023
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNOTICE OF ELECTION – ELECTION OF DISTRICT COUNCILLORS 2023
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWychavon District Council – £30,000 fund for Coronation Celebrations to Town and Parish Councils
/in News /by Wyre Piddle Clerk£30,000 fund for Coronation Celebrations A £30,000 fund is being made available to town and parish councils to support celebrations to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. […]
Would you like to be a councillor?
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWould you like to be a councillor? Special sessions are being held for anyone wishing to stand in this year’s local elections. Elections to Wychavon District Council and parish and […]
Wychavon’s share of the Council Tax bill could be frozen for the sixth year running if proposals put forward by councillors are accepted.
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCouncil Tax freeze proposed again Wychavon’s share of the Council Tax bill could be frozen for the sixth year running if proposals put forward by councillors are accepted. If approved […]
Wychavon residents will need photo ID to vote at elections in May
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWychavon residents will need photo ID to vote at elections in May Changes introduced by the Government mean Wychavon residents will for the first time need to show photo ID […]
May 2023 Local Elections – Electoral Commission requirements for photo ID
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkThe time has come for comments/objections to the SWDP plan for a new town at Throckmorton. All comments need to be in by Tuesday 13 December.
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkThe time has come for comments/objections to the SWDP plan for a new town at Throckmorton. All comments need to be in by Tuesday 13 December. The more well reasoned […]