Bishop's Caundle is a village and civil parish in Dorset, South West England.

Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish is 390.

[4] According to Douglas Adams' humorous 1983 dictionary "The Meaning of Liff", a Bishop's Caundle is "An opening gambit before a game of chess whereby the missing pieces are replaced by small ornaments from the mantelpiece.

"[5] In the United Kingdom national parliament, Bishop's Caundle is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency, which is currently represented by Edward Morello of the Liberal Democrats.

[6] In national parliament and local council elections, Dorset is divided into several electoral wards.