Cripplestyle is a hamlet in the civil parish of Alderholt in the county of Dorset, England.

The nearest town is Verwood, which lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south.

[1] The Ebenezer Congregational Chapel was opened in Cripplestyle on 11 December 1807.

[2] Samuel Williams,[3] originally from Rhymney in Monmouthshire, was the minister there for 40 years.

A small rectangular cob-built thatched building, originally of 'clay, heather, wood and thatch', it was extended twice, but despite efforts to preserve it, it collapsed in October 1976.