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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 VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR PARISH OF WYRE PIDDLE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
/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. […]
New Brass Plaque for Smith’s Meadow
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCash grants to help celebrate Jubilee – Wychavon District Council
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCash grants to help celebrate Jubilee Parish and town councils across Wychavon will be given cash grants to help residents celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Wychavon is also scrapping its […]
Wychavon announce that bulky waste collections to restart
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkBulky waste collections to restart Wychavon is restarting its bulky waste collection service later this month. From today (Wednesday 9 March) residents with furniture and large appliances to dispose of […]
West Mercia Police – Economic Crime unit – March Fraud and Scam Bulletin – March 22
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkThe Fraud & Scam Bulletin March 2022 Your monthly update direct from West Mercia Police on the latest scams and frauds Welcome to March Bulletin aimed at raising awareness […]
Wychavon encourages donations to Ukraine humanitarian appeal
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWychavon residents are being urged to back a national appeal to help the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war in their country. The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee is co-ordinating […]
Community support and advice drop-in sessions – Flood Forum Worcestershire County Council
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCommunity support and advice drop-in sessions We propose to tour the flood impacted locations with the National Flood Forum community support trailer. This will be staffed by members of the […]
West Mercia Police – Economic Crime Unit – February newsletter
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkThe Fraud & Scam Bulletin February 2022 Your monthly update from West Mercia Police on the latest Scams and Frauds ROMANCE FRAUDS Nearly 9,000 victims of […]
Grounds Maintenance Contract commencing 1st April 2022 for 31st March 2025.
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkGrounds Maintenance Contract commencing 1st April 2022 for 31st March 2025. Wyre Piddle Parish Council is seeking quotations for its grass cutting for April 2022 /31st March 25 for the […]