Pulham

Pulham

The Old Rectory, Pulham
Pulham
Pulham shown within Dorset
Population 269 (2011)
OS grid reference ST706086
Civil parish
  • Pulham
District
Shire county
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dorchester
Postcode district DT2
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England

Pulham is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of the town of Sherborne, and lies within the North Dorset administrative district. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 105 dwellings,[1] 103 households and a population of 269.[2]

Pulham was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, and was once owned by Cirencester Abbey, a connection remembered in the name of Cannings Court Farm (the 'Court of the Canons').[3] Priests from nearby Milton Abbey also used to visit the village church; they resided above the porch in a priests' room, accessed via a staircase within the wall.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Pulham (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Area: Pulham (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 North Dorset Official District Guide, North Dorset District Council, Home Publishing Co. Ltd, circa 1983, page 45
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