Burleston

Burleston
Athelhampton Road through Burleston in 2024
Burleston
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY7794
Civil parish
  • Burleston and Tolpuddle
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

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.

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