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]