Turners Puddle is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It is situated on the River Piddle, 7 miles (11 km) north west of Wareham. In 2001 the parish had a population of 60.[1] On 1 April 2010 the parish was abolished and merged with Affpuddle to form "Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle".[2] In the 2011 census this joint parish had 200 households and a population of 436.[3]
| Turners Puddle | |
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 Turners Puddle parish church of the Holy Trinity in 1995 | |
  Turners Puddle Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 60 (2001 census) |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The parish includes Clouds Hill, a cottage that was the home of T. E. Lawrence and is now run by the National Trust.
References
edit- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Area:Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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