Editing East Stour, Dorset (section)

==Notable residents==
The writer and magistrate [[Henry Fielding]] (1707–1754), who also founded the [[Bow Street Runners]], lived in the manor house for three years, after inheriting it. During this time he spent his fortune and consequently became a professional writer. The house, sited west of the church, was demolished in 1835, though its [[mullion]]ed windows were probably incorporated into its replacement, which previously was called Fielding's Farm but in 1919 became Church Farm.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dorset |first=John |last=Hyams |publisher=B T Batsford Ltd |year=1970 |page=201 |isbn=0-7134-0066-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/11/from-shaftesbury-towards-stalbridge/ |title=From Shaftesbury towards Stalbridge |first1=Steve |last1=White |first2=Clive |last2=Hannay |date=November 2011 |publisher=Dorset Life Magazine |access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>