Pulham

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Pulham is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, Script error: No such module "convert". 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

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  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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