Burleston

Burleston
Athelhampton Road through Burleston in 2024
Burleston Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY7794
Civil parish	Burleston and Tolpuddle
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorchester
Postcode district	DT2
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°44′N2°19′W / 50.74°N 02.32°W / 50.74; -02.32

Burleston is a village in the civil parish of Burleston and Tolpuddle, in Dorset, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 27. ^[1] On 1 April 2024 the parish was abolished and merged with Tolpuddle to form "Burleston and Tolpuddle". ^[2]

Burleston is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, having at that time a small population of nine households and the Abbey of Milton St. Peter. ^[3]

References

1. Neighbourhood Statistics
2. "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "Open Domesday". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links

Media related to Burleston at Wikimedia Commons