Pulham

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

Pulham
The Old Rectory, Pulham
Pulham Location within Dorset
Population	269 (2011)
OS grid reference	ST706086
Civil parish	Pulham
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DORCHESTER
Postcode district	DT2
Dialling code	01258, 01300
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°52′35″N2°25′04″W / 50.8765°N 2.4179°W / 50.8765; -2.4179

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

• HMS Pulham, a Ham class minesweeper

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