Pulham

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 kilometres) southeast of Sherborne. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had 105 dwellings,[1] 103 households and a population of 269.[2]

This article is about the village in Dorset. For other uses, see Pulham (disambiguation).

Pulham

The Old Rectory, Pulham
Pulham
Location within Dorset
Population269 (2011)
OS grid referenceST706086
Civil parish
  • Pulham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDORCHESTER
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01258, 01300
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Pulham was 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").[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]

Notable people

George Saxby Penfold was Rector of Pulham from 1797 to 1832, but after 1815 held other livings as well.[4]

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. North Dorset Official District Guide, North Dorset District Council, Home Publishing Co. Ltd, circa 1983, page 45
  4. "Penfold, George Saxby", theclergydatabase.org.uk, accessed 21 November 2020


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