Coordinates: 50°55′N 2°04′W / 50.92°N 2.07°W / 50.92; -2.07

Chettle
Chettle parish church
Chettle  Chettle shown within Dorset
Population	80
Civil parish	Chettle
District	North Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district	DT11
Dialling code	01258
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places: UK • England • Dorset

Chettle is a small village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county, six miles north-east of the town of Blandford Forum.^[1] It is sited at the head of a gently-sloping valley on the dip slope of the chalk formation called Cranborne Chase. The A354 trunk road crosses the valley about 1 km to the south. The village has a population of 80 (2001).^[2]

Chettle House, the village manor, is a red brick Baroque mansion designed by Thomas Archer, a pupil of Vanbrugh, and built by the Bastard brothers of Blandford Forum during the reign of Queen Anne.^[3][4] Two rounded ends were added to the house in 1912.^[3] Part of the house is open to the public.

A book about the village, "Enduring Village", was published in August, 2008.^[5]

Notes[link]

1. ^ Chettle village website
2. ^ Census data
3. ^ ^{a b} Gant, R., Dorset Villages, Hale, 1980, p40
4. ^ Chettle House
5. ^ Article about village

External links[link]

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Steve Chettle

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Chettle
Date of birth	(1968-09-27) 27 September 1968 (age 43)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Nottingham Forest (U13 Team Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1999	Nottingham Forest	415	(11)
1999	→ Barnsley (loan)	2	(1)
1999–2002	Barnsley	90	(2)
2001	→ Walsall (loan)	6	(0)
2002–2003	Grimsby Town	20	(1)
2003–2004	Burton Albion	24	(1)
2004–2005	Ilkeston Town	26	(1)
Total		557	(16)
National team
1988–1989	England U21	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Stephen "Steve" Chettle (born 27 September 1968 in Nottingham, England) is an English former footballer who currently works as the U13 team coach at Nottingham Forest. He is best known for his time as a player at Forest. Despite playing most of his career in the top level of English football, Chettle never made the England squad, but came close in 1992, despite this Chettle played 12 games for the England Under-21s, captaining them in his final appearance. He also played as a professional for Barnsley, Walsall and Grimsby Town before ending his career in Non-League football with stints at Burton Albion and Ilkeston Town.

Career[link]

Nottingham Forest[link]

Chettle was promoted from the youth team setup at his hometown club of Nottingham Forest. His first senior season was the 1986-1987 campaign. He went on to become a talisman in the Forest side of the late eighties and late nineties, and was ever present in each of the sides he played in, and managers he worked under. Steve is held in high regard by the Forest faithful after spending 13 years at the City Ground where he is considered a hero. He was initially part of a young crop of players that came into life at Forest under the famous Brian Clough, and was part of the Forest side that lost the 1991 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur, as well as being part of the triumphant 1990 League Cup winning side. Chettle went on to play 527 times for Forest in all competitions, scoring 11 goal from between 1986 and 1999.

Each of Chettle's seasons at Forest were played in the top flight of English football, bar his last two seasons. In 1994-1995 season, he was part of the side that finished a notable 3rd in the Premier League. As players and managers came and left, Chettle stayed with the club, and notably played alongside such Forest greats as Des Walker, Stuart Pearce, Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Crossley, Stan Collymore and Pierre Van Hooijdonk.

Barnsley[link]

In 1999, Forest manager David Platt made Chettle available for loan, and eventually sent him on loan to Barnsley, who like Forest, were struggling in First Division at the time. The two clubs eventually struck a permanent deal after impressing in the two games played during his loan spell. This would then spell the end for Chettle's 13 year Forest career, as he signed for the Oakwell club in December 1999. Chettle went on to play out the rest of the 1999-2000 season for the club, as well as competing in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons. His final game for the club was a 5-1 thumping away at Manchester City on the final day of the season. Chettle was released by Barnsley in the summer of 2002.

Grimsby Town[link]

In July 2002, two months after his release from Barnsley, Chettle and fellow Tykes defender Darren Barnard joined league rivals Grimsby Town on one year contracts. Chettle was seen as an ideal candidate to step in the centre of defence and started the season alongside the clubs player-manager Paul Groves and Jamaican youngster Simon Ford. After a slow start to the season for Grimsby, Steve saw his season blighted by injury, and through this, it pushed manager Groves into signing Sheffield United centre half Georges Santos and Middlesbrough's Jason Gavin as cover. Steve eventually returned from injury in early 2003, and went on to score his only goal for The Mariners in a 4-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace.^[1] Grimsby were relegated at the end of the 2002-2003 season, Groves decided against offering Chettle a fresh contract, thus sealing his departure from the Lincolnshire club.

Burton Albion[link]

Several months after his departure from Blundell Park, Chettle returned to his native Nottinghamshire after acting upon an offer to work Nigel Clough, the son of his former Forest manager, and sign with Conference National side Burton Albion. Nigel Clough at the time was the player/manager of the non league club. Chettle signed a one year contract with Burton, and he would remain with the club for the 2003-2004 season. This would be Chettle's only year at the Pirelli Stadium and he departed in the summer of 2004.

Ilkeston Town[link]

Following one season with Burton, Chettle moved down the non league footballing ladder, signing for Ilkeston Town in July 2004. Chettle featured at centre back that season with notably forming a formidable partnership with long serving ex Grimsby defender Mark Lever. This would eventually be both players final season, and Chettle decided to retire from competitive football at the end of the 2004-2005 season.

After Football[link]

Following his retirement and leaving Ilkeston, Chettle moved to run a soccer school in his native Nottingham. He now works at Nottingham Forest Academy and is currently coach of the under 13's squad.

Honours[link]

Nottingham Forest[link]

• League Cup Winner: 1990
• FA Cup Runner Up: 1991
• Full Members Cup winners: 1992

References[link]

External links[link]

• Steve Chettle Soccer School
• Steve Chettle career stats at Soccerbase
• Steve Chettle profile at electronicfishcake.com