Pulham
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| Pulham | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 The Old Rectory, Pulham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST706086 |
| Location: | 50°52’35"N, 2°25’4"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 269 (2011) |
| Post town: | Dorchester |
| Postcode: | DT2 |
| Dialling code: | 01258, 01300 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Pulham is a village in Dorset, in the Blackmore Vale, seven miles south-east of the town of Sherborne. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had 105 dwellings, and a population of 269.
Pulham is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was once owned by Cirencester Abbey, a connection remembered in the name of Cannings Court Farm (the 'Court of the Canons').[1] 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.
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References
- ↑ North Dorset Official District Guide, North Dorset District Council, Home Publishing Co. Ltd, circa 1983, page 45
