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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.
Festive bin collection changes in Wychavon 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkFestive bin collection changes in Wychavon Changes are being made to bin collections in Wychavon during Christmas and New Year. Waste and recycling collections will take place as normal from […]
Wyre Piddle Parish Council Newsletter December 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCLICK HERE TO OPEN WYRE PIDDLE PARISH COUNCIL newsletter DECEMBER 2020
Catalytic Convertor Thefts
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCatalytic Converter Thefts Dear Householder, There have been a series of Catalytic Converter Thefts in the South Worcestershire We are working to apprehend the offenders but you could assist us […]
Tier Two restrictions for Worcestershire from 2nd December 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkTier Two restrictions for Worcestershire Today, the Government announced Worcestershire will go into Tier Two category of restrictions, once the current lockdown finishes on December 2nd. Worcestershire has worked […]
Wyre Piddle Parish Council Ordinary Parish Council Meeting on Thursday 26th November 2020 at 7.30pm via Zoom
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWyre Piddle Parish Council is staging their November Ordinary Parish Council meeting via zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday 26th November 2020 Those interested in attending need to pre-register prior to […]
Statement regarding Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkUnfortunately this year due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be able to hold the remembrance service at St. Anne’s church or have the memorial service outside the […]
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR WYRE PIDDLE PARISH
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR PARISH OF WYRE PIDDLE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council. If […]
Wychavon flies the flag for Merchant Navy Day
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWychavon flies the flag for Merchant Navy Day Wychavon District Council marked Merchant Navy Day today (Thursday) by raising the Red Ensign flag. The commemoration, which took place at the […]
Here 2 Help You! Find out more about Crowdfund Worcestershire at latest online event
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkHere 2 Help You! Find out more about Crowdfund Worcestershire at latest online event Has lockdown given you an idea of how you could improve things for your local community? […]