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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.
Malvern Hills and Wychavon Neighbourhood Watch Together Event at Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall on Wednesday 25th September 19
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkMalvern Hills and Wychavon Neighbourhood Watch Together event on Wednesday 25 September 5-8pm Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, Malvern WR13 5DE. This drop-in market place event is […]
Contact details for volunteer services who help to take older people to the shops
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCllr. Misan McFarland reported that “01386 554 299 is a telephone number of the volunteer services I saw yesterday taking some older people shopping. I spoke to the ladies and […]
PUBLIC NOTICE- Road Closure Order – (U47231 Evesham Road, Wyre Piddle)(Temporary Closure)
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkRoad Closure Order – (U47231 Evesham Road, Wyre Piddle)(Temporary Closure) Proposed Order: to close that part of Evesham Road from its junction with A44 Wyre Piddle Bypass to its junction […]
Reports of an increase of Dog Fouling left on footpaths, private gardens and Public Open Spaces
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkThere have been a number of reports of people walking their dogs around Wyre Piddle that are not clearing up their dog excrement. Please clear up and dispose of your […]
We don’t Buy Crime
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWe Don’t Buy Crime We Don’t Buy Crime is a West Mercia Police initiative to reduce and disrupt the market for stolen goods and to protect your home and possessions […]
West Mercia Police launch their new Newsletter “On the Beat” – South Worcestershire.
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWest Mercia Police have launched their ‘On the Beat – South Worcestershire’ newsletter and are looking to distribute to parish councils. It will be a quarterly newsletter and this is […]
NOTICE OF DISTRICT ELECTION 2019
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNOTICE OF DISTRICT ELECTION 2019 Please see link above for Notice of District Council Election 2019
NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED PARISH ELECTION 2019
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION WYRE PIDDLE Please clink on the link above to see Notice of uncontested election 2019
NOTICE OF ELECTION – PARISH AND DISTRICT COUNCIL THURSDAY 2ND MAY 2019
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNotice of Election Parish Councils from I to W Notice of Election District Council