Burleston Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Athelhampton Road through Burleston, 2024.jpg
Static Image Caption:Athelhampton Road through Burleston in 2024
Coordinates:50.74°N -2.32°W
Official Name:Burleston
Civil Parish:Burleston and Tolpuddle
Unitary England:Dorset
Lieutenancy England:Dorset
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:West Dorset
Post Town:Dorchester
Postcode District:DT2
Postcode Area:DT
Os Grid Reference:SY7794

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120805061931/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790371 Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. Web site: Dorset Registration District. UKBMD. 2 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Open Domesday . 8 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211200451/http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SY7794/burleston/ . 11 December 2013 . dead .