Burleston

Burleston
Burleston
	Athelhampton Road through Burleston in 2024
	Burleston Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY7794
Civil parish	Burleston and Tolpuddle;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Ceremonial county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorchester
Postcode district	DT2
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset;
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°44′N 2°19′W / 50.74°N 02.32°W

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

^ Neighbourhood Statistics
^ "Dorset Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Open Domesday". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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[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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