Burleston

Human settlement in England
  • Burleston and Tolpuddle
Unitary authority
  • Dorset
Ceremonial county
  • Dorset
Region
  • South West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDorchesterPostcode districtDT2PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament
  • West Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°44′N 2°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.

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