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

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]

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. ^ a b 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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